Sky Sports 'place of birth' stats draw ire of Irish fans

Sky Sports News HQ have gotten involved in the row about soccer players not born in the Republic of Ireland pulling on the green jersey and have upset a lot of people with their “country of birth” statistic this morning.

Sky Sports 'place of birth' stats draw ire of Irish fans
Wed, 12 Nov, 2014 - 10:32
Grainne McGuinness

Sky Sports News HQ have gotten involved in the row about soccer players not born in the Republic of Ireland pulling on the green jersey and have upset a lot of people with their “country of birth” statistic this morning.

The sports news channel broadcast an infographic showing that, of the

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