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How James McClean became football’s Kneecap
Episode 424
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
James McClean’s return to Derry hasn’t worked out as anticipated.
But beyond the headlines, what was at stake when he was on the receiving end of abuse on social media, in the English media and from the football grounds of England?
On Free State today, Dion and Joe look at how McClean was reduced to caricature and how the outrage machine shaped it.
We also have some Free State news. On Sept 3rd, Free State will be live in Belfast with Paul Howard to talk about his brilliant new book ‘A Nation Once Again’. Book your free ticket here - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-free-state-podcast-live-paul-howard-in-conversation-tickets-1998226075984?aff=oddtdtcreator
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