The Ireland and Wigan player James McClean has responded to the video doing the rounds of the women’s team signing ‘Ooh ah up the ‘Ra’. This is blowing up online with Chole Mustaki from the women’s team having to go on Sky Sport’s to apologise and coming in for some hard questioning from Rob Wotton.

Well the Derry native James McClean has taken to his Instagram to show his support for the women. See what James McClean had to say below;

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You have to be very careful what you say or sing nowadays and the Irish women’s did probably make a mistake on this occasion, but let’s not let it take away from the fact, that what they have achieved has been incredible, getting to a World Cup finals for the first time ever. #COYGIG