James McClean, 'the Northern Irishman from Londonderry', at centre of new Twitter row

The Derry man simply played football, but this time the commentator kicked things off.

James McClean, 'the Northern Irishman from Londonderry', at centre of new Twitter row

James McClean is from Londonderry - sorry, Derry - and he's very keen to let people know.

From tweeting about his home city's rightful name to causing controversy by not singing 'God Save the Queen' for his English club, and even - gasp - not wearing a WWI commemorative poppy - McClean has always made his political stance clear.

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