Jack Moylan’s scintillating start to his Ireland career makes him hard to ignore

In another world, under normal circumstances, Jack Moylan would be the story of the international window. The story of the past two windows, in fact. His Ireland career is four matches old, during which time he has scored four goals, made two assists and earned one red card. He has not arrived under the radar. He is flashing on it like a big green dot.

And for more than his football too. When he scored Ireland’s third goal on Sunday night, Moylan made a point of taking off his black armband and kissing it in front of the small but vociferous band of Israel supporters in the stand in Debrecen. The gesture was hailed on social media by his Cardiff City team-mate Yousef Salech.