Darragh Maloney, Liam Brady and Richie Sadlier have told of their individual links to Evan Ferguson.
The trio were in the studio for RTE's coverage of the Republic of Ireland's clash with Greece on Friday night and detailed their unique links to the teenager.
Former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder Brady revealed he played with Ferguson's grandfather, while Sadlier played alongside the striker's father Barry.
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Presenter Maloney then added that his daughter goes to school with Ferguson's sister.
Adam Idah was handed a first start for Ireland since November 2021 as Stephen Kenny looked for a first win of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign in Greece.
The Norwich striker, who spent six months on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in February last year, was included along with Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson in one of four changes to the side which lost 1-0 to France in March.
Middlesbrough defender Darragh Lenihan, Cardiff midfielder Callum O’Dowda and Southampton midfielder Will Smallbone, who spent last season on loan at Stoke, also made the starting line-up as Seamus Coleman, Dara O’Shea, Jason Knight and Chiedozie Ogbene dropped out.
Greece coach Gus Poyet kept faith with nine of the men who helped their side to a 3-0 win over Gibraltar in their opening fixture, with midfielder Dimitris Kourbelis and striker Vangelis Pavlidis replacing Manolis Siopis and Celtic old boy Giorgos Giakoumakis.
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