Becoming a major story at Euro 2016 without even taking the pitch is a considerable achievement and Northern Ireland’s Will Grigg, 25 on June 3, can rest easy knowing his tournament will not be forgotten easily.
Grigg, Wigan’s top-scorer in promotion this past campaign, has shot to wider fame courtesy of a chant in his honour which has quickly become known across Europe thanks to his selection for the competition.
Ahead of their group stage clash, Germany defender Mads Hummels confirmed that even the opposition were fully aware of Grigg’s fame among fans at the competition.
Why wouldn’t he be famous, though? After all, it’s not often a football player is on fire heading into a major tournament!
1970: Teemu Selanne, Finnish retired NHl player who was a 10-time All-Star and Stanley Cup champion (46).
1980: Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer who has the second-most Test wickets by an o -spinner (36).
1987: Sebastian Vettel, German Formula One driver for Ferrari and four-time world champion with Red Bull (29).
