Paul Rouse: Claiming our contribution to Argentina cause  

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Paul Rouse: Claiming our contribution to Argentina cause  

TRUE BLUE: Alexis Mac Allister, who can claim Dublin ancestry, touches the FIFA World Cup winning trophy after his Argentina won the World Cup. Picture: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Every World Cup announces the arrival of unheralded players who leave the competition having brought their careers to a new level.

One of these players in 2022 is the 23-year old Argentinian midfielder, Alexis Mac Allister, who arrived in Qatar as a relative unknown and departed it as a star. It is fair to suggest that he will not be playing for Brighton and Hove Albion for very much longer.

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