Pic: Guess we should call him Stephen ‘United’ Ireland now

Great spot of the Stoke man’s new number by Barry McColgan goes viral on Twitter.

Either Stephen Ireland is making a big political statement unknown to the Premier League authorities or this is just a very funny coincidence. After his move from Aston Villa to Stoke, Stephen Ireland has ended up with squad number 32, and this screen grab, posted online by Barry McColgan has gotten a lot of love on Twitter today.

The awkward moment Stoke City realise they've joined the campaign for Irish unity pic.twitter.com/kxzUw5Cx3p — Barry McColgan (@BarryMcColgan) September 22, 2013

You just couldn't make this up... Hat-tip to the Irish Indo