Sunderland midfielder James McClean has closed down his Twitter account after finding himself embroiled in further controversy.
The Derry-born player made the move after sparking an angry response when he tweeted about a Wolfe Tones song, the Broad Black Brimmer, at the weekend.
The song tells the story of a boy whose father is killed fighting for the IRA, and McClean’s post attracted criticism from Gregory Campbell, DUP MP for East Londonderry, who advised the 23-year-old to “stick to football”.
McClean has previously been abused on the social networking site after opting to play for the Republic of Ireland rather than Northern Ireland, and for his decision not to wear a Remembrance Day poppy on his shirt.
Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has been less than happy with the player’s use of Twitter and will hope his latest withdrawal from the site is permanent.
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