If itâs just Britain and Ireland itâs definitely shane long.
Globally
What other sport would allow an individual pocket âŹ100m for one nightâs work?
Probably long when you factor in how popular the premier league is in Asia.
Nobody in Asia follows Southampton.
I doubt anybody in the world with even a passing interest in the premier league doesnât know who long is. Heâs been a regular for the bones of a decade too.
Why would people with a passing interest remember who Shane Long is?
Do you think they remember who Paul McShane was?
That doesnât make it the biggest sport in the world. Very few people care about boxing outside of these superfights every few years. Andy Lee had a great career but wasnât a particularly well known boxer, like so many good boxers.
John Duddy would be the irish boxing equivalent of Shane Long
Shane long has played a lot longer than mcshane. Big goals against Liverpool. Played for Ireland at euros. Scored big goals versus Germany. Heâd be known better than Andy lee.
Could have bought the followers ala joe.ie
In tipperary and Southampton
Andy Lee was a fairly well known boxer, he was a former middleweight world champion.
Shane Long is a journeyman footballer who nobody knows outside of the UK and Ireland.
Lee would be better known than any currently active Irish footballer.
Asians? Who cares what those wierd cunts think.
If Andy lee was a fairly well known boxer he wouldnât be working for newstalk.
David Healy scored a winner against Spain, mate. Nobody knows obscure English based footballers outside of Ireland and the UK.
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Very few people even in the UK would know who Andy Lee is, and even less anywhere else in the world.
Shane Long has played over 300 games in the most watched league in the world
What about 100 cap Irish international and EPL stalwart Kevin Kilbane?
David Healy played very little in the premier league.
Depending on what pic you look at of McShane, surprised heâs not in the lookalikes threadâŚ