If she has heard it once, she has heard it a thousand times and it really grinds her gears.

Born in Burgundy, Antoine Griezmann left his home country to try and make his career in Spain at just 13, and is now returning, having shot to world prominence as the attacking star of Atletico Madrid’s Champions League campaign.

THE FAI yesterday won a landmark victory after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland ruled that any player born on the island of Ireland can play for the Republic even though they may have previously played for Northern Ireland at schoolboy, under-age, youth and U21 level.

THE Court of Arbitration for Sport will today announce their ruling in a case which Northern Irish soccer chiefs hope will prevent players switching to play for the Republic of Ireland.

NEIL WARNOCK’S fractious relationship with the FAI has deteriorated further after he launched an outspoken attack on their treatment of his Crystal Palace winger Sean Scannell.