Stephen Ireland keen to become an agent of change

His detractors claim he’s too immersed here and not for the betterment of it. That invariably goes with the territory of being an agent

PORTRAIT: Stephen Ireland during his Manchester City days. Pic: Stephen Pond/Manchester City FC via Getty Images

Stephen Ireland stresses he doesn’t court controversy but seldom does it avoid him.

Even nowadays, four years on from his retirement, his involvement irks people in certain aspects of the Irish game.