“Bloody Sunday” prevents an Irish player from honoring British soldiers

Follow-up: Dhamia Falih Irishman James McLean, captain of the Welsh club Wrexham, was subjected to a torrent of criticism after he refused to stand alongside his teammates to salute the memory of British soldiers before a match against Mansfield. MacLean (35 years old) defended his position, which he first announced in 2012, and wrote on his Instagram account: “I will not bend the knee or wear a flower to honor the British soldiers who committed crimes in Ireland.” Maclean reminded his 120,000 followers of the events of Bloody Sunday on January 30, 1972, in which 30 people were killed and 15 others injured. He added: “If the occasion had been to honor British soldiers in the First and Second World Wars, I would have happily worn the red rose.”