A footballer generated controversy for a “history lesson” to his children disguised as the IRA

The coronavirus has the world paralyzed and the United Kingdom is no exception, being the tenth country with the most cases (11,816) and the sixth with the most deaths (580). Given the different security measures taken by the government, parents began to take more important roles in educating their children.

This is the case of the footballer James McClean, who with a controversial publication on social networks generated a stir in the British region. Stoke City and Northern Ireland national team player uploaded a story in Instagram in which he wears the typical balaclava of the IRA (Irish Republican Army -Irish Republican Army, in Spanish-) and the message “history lesson of the day”.

The action of the athlete, which is not the first opportunity that he feels a position on the subject, generated a strong rejection among the fans of the club, who they request the leaders to take some type of measure or sanctions in this regard, considering their actions as inappropriate behavior.

This is not the first time that the native of Derry (a city in the north of the country) is at the center of the scene for his opinions. Many of the fans of The Potters they do not forgive the midfielder who does not look the classic red poppy It is used on T-shirts during the month of November, which is a symbol of those killed in the wars waged by the British. His actions caused the fans to boo in different meetings.

McClean excused himself from wearing that badge, stating that “if this represented the fallen in the two World Wars, I would wear it without problem. But it represents all the conflicts in which Britain has been involved. Because of the story behind Derry (his hometown), I can't carry something that symbolizes that"

The footballer refers to what happened on January 30, 1972, the so-called Bloody Sunday (Bloody Sunday), in which 14 people were shot dead by the British army in response to a demonstration against the mass arrest and detention without trial of suspects belonging to the IRA.