All posts tagged FIFA

As Preston North End’s Northern Irish born Daniel Devine has opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of the football association who developed him at under-age level, it seems I have an excuse to write a bit relating to Irish football for this blog.Devine is just the latest player of Northern Irish nationality to declare for the Republic after Darron Gibson, Shane Duffy, Marc Wilson, Daniel Kearns and Paul George. The controversy arises as under the 1998 Good Friday agreement, the people of NI have the right to citizenship of the republic if they so desire. Far be…