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February 19, 2025

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Ligue of their own: Andrew Omobamidele and other Irish men thriving in French football

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Andrew Omobamidele celebrates with his Strasbourg teammates after beating Lille. Photo: Getty ImagesThe behemoth of global football that is Paris St Germain is too busy and too rich to worry about the relevance of Ireland to their world.But the star-studded Parisian side had cause to rue the presence of a little-known – for now – [...]

Andrew Omobamidele celebrates with his Strasbourg teammates after beating Lille. Photo: Getty Images

The behemoth of global football that is Paris St Germain is too busy and too rich to worry about the relevance of Ireland to their world.

But the star-studded Parisian side had cause to rue the presence of a little-known – for now – footballer with an Irish passport last weekend, on a day when not one but two Irishmen made a mark on Ligue 1.