Ireland international Aoife Mannion posted a delightful photo to her Twitter yesterday, showing her as an 11-year-old in Croke Park, alongside none other than Jack Grealish.
The two were playing at the home of Gaelic football on the day of the 2007 Leinster Football Championship final between Dublin and Laois, which Dublin of course won.
Grealish and Mannion, who were in primary school together, are both from Birmingham and were representing the Warwickshire Schools Development Squad.
The two youngsters were over with the team on a tour of Leinster where they also visited St. Kevin's of Wicklow, Portlaoise, and Éire Óg in Carlow.
Amazingly, next to Jack Grealish is a boy with the name D Rice, although given Declan Rice's age - he is three years younger than Grealish - and the fact that he is from London, it would seem unlikely that it is THE Declan Rice.
Aoife Mannion x Jack Grealish x Croke Park
Memory lane… collar up pic.twitter.com/l8Ou6FyihD
— Aoife Mannion (@aoifemannion_) April 27, 2023
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Mannion, who plays at centre back for Manchester United, recently declared for Ireland and has since won two caps, having represented England at underage level.
"I had an Irish passport before I had an English one,” she told the Irish Times in a recent interview.
“My mum is from Gortjordan, just outside Kilmaine in Mayo and my dad is from Tymon, just outside Athenry.
"When I got the call-up last week, I don’t think I’ve ever seen my parents so proud of anything I’ve done. I’ve been around football for a while and involved in a few things but if they died tomorrow they’d be happy. That’s how excited they are.”
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