Jack Grealish was coming through at Aston Villa when he represented the Republic of Ireland at the younger age levels. Born in Birmingham, with an Irish background, Grealish had a call to make as to which country he would play for – the country of his birth or the Republic of Ireland. With Aston Villa sitting in England’s second-tier, the all-action playmaker was clear that he was going to represent England, but that still made his public enemy number two in Ireland. Arsenal’s club-record transfer Declan Rice is public enemy number one, after he played for the nation on three occasions, but th…
