Biden keen to spread the faith

PETER JACKSON

JOE Biden’s support of America’s bid to host the 2031 World Cup shows that the President’s interest in the game extends beyond sending enthusiastic messages back to his ancestral homeland every time Ireland beat New Zealand.
After the most recent one, in Dublin six months ago, Biden, who describes Rob and David Kearney as his cousins, the President told the squad: “Great win. Congratulations. How on earth did you do it without the Kearney brothers?’
“My grandfather, Ambrose Finnegan, would always say: ‘Keep the faith.’ And then my grandmother would add: ‘No...

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