‘Wonderful’ Green Army nominated for Fair Play award after sing-along

The Green Army has put the smile back into Euro 2012 and has been nominated for a Fair Play Award for its tournament-defining mass sing-along moment.

The nation’s football supporters won the hearts of the continent with their magnificent 15-minute rendition of The Fields of Athenry through the closing minutes of Thursday’s 4-0 defeat to Spain in Gdansk. Thousands of Spanish fans joined in and clapped along.

The office of Gdansk mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, is to nominate Ireland’s “wonderful” fans for a fair play award from Euro 2012 organisers Uefa.