Coleman style a legacy of GAA

HE’S already a firm Goodison Park favourite for his whole-hearted endeavour, his versatility and his unwillingness to indulge in the play-acting many of his Premier League contemporaries are notorious for.

However for Republic of Ireland all-rounder Seamus Coleman, his attributes are only what the GAA at home in Donegal has made him.

For the first 17 years of his life, Gaelic football was the overriding passion for the midfielder from Killybegs.