A whole football world stood back and admired Seamus Coleman on Wednesday night.
313 days after breaking his leg, the Republic of Ireland captain buzzed through a full 94 minutes in Goodison Park as Everton defeated Leicester City in the Premier League.
And it was the same Seamus Coleman we've adored for the last few years. The same spirited individual, defending like his life depended on it, throwing himself into tackles and bombing forward to help his teammates at any given opportunity.
An emblem of courage, passion and desire, all football people appreciate Seamus Coleman. He's an Irish man, he's one of our own, but he has admirers far and wide.
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And it's no wonder why.
In a modern football game so filled with nonsense, Coleman is a throwback to a bygone era of tough tackling, hard working fire.
And it meant a lot to him, too. This man lives for competitive action, he's cut out to be stuck in the middle of a hard-hitting game.
Just listen to the roars, the chants, the admiration of the supporters.
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Seamus Coleman is a leader of men. He's vocal, as we've on so many occasions in the past in his Ireland jersey but he does most of his leading through his actions.
True captain material, and that's why almost every second Toffee fan was calling for Coleman to be named as their club captain for next year.
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