{"id":7217,"date":"2026-01-20T23:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/james-mcclean-gives-leicester-fans-middle-finger-farewell\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:02:36","slug":"james-mcclean-geeft-leicester-fans-een-middelvinger-als-afscheid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/james-mcclean-geeft-leicester-fans-een-middelvinger-als-afscheid\/","title":{"rendered":"James McCaan steekt Leicester-fans de middelvinger toe als afscheid"},"content":{"rendered":"

James McClean kon zich niet inhouden voor een laatste ondeugend moment op de Racecourse Ground, terwijl hij het veld verliet stak hij zijn middelvinger op naar de supporters van Leicester City.<\/p>\n

Het incident vond plaats tijdens het afscheid van Wrexham thuis, voorafgaand aan McClean's overstap naar Derry City, een transfer die inmiddels is bevestigd.<\/p>\n

McClean, een geliefd figuur bij de Welshe club en hun fans, werd op video vastgelegd terwijl hij zich naar het uitvak keerde en zijn middelvinger opstak, een moment dat zich snel online verspreidde.<\/p>\n

Het gebaar leek gericht te zijn op de Leicester-fans terwijl de vleugelspeler wegliep uit de hoek van het stadion, waarbij McClean glimlachte terwijl hij het deed.<\/p>\n

Wrexham heeft al afscheid genomen van de 35-jarige, die terugkeert naar Ierland om zich bij Derry City aan te sluiten, waarmee een einde komt aan zijn periode op de Racecourse Ground.<\/p>\n

McClean's tijd in Noord-Wales heeft hem tot een favoriet gemaakt bij de supporters, en hij vertrekt met zijn reputatie van scherp en persoonlijkheidrijk spel onverminderd intact \u2014 zelfs als zijn laatste daad voor de meegekomen Leicester-fans een provocatieve was.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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