Alexis Mac Allister

2022 - 12 - 18

Brighton & Hove Albion's Alexis Mac Allister is World Cup winner (Brighton and Hove News)

Albion midfielder Alexis Mac Allister a player who Albion signed from Boca Juniors in 2018 and who didn't his Seagulls debut until March 2020 has won the ...

Nigeria defender had signed for Brighton just before the 2018 World Cup finals but had yet to train with the Seagulls – let alone appear in a match. And in 1986 Steve Penney played for Northern Ireland in Mexico – the last time Argentina won the tournament. Until Qatar, only five players had represented their country at the World Cup finals during their time at Brighton. Albion weren’t represented at the World Cup finals between 1986 and 2018. Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has a World Cup winner’s medal after Argentina beat France in the final in Qatar. [Brighton and Hove Albion’s Alexis Mac Allister becomes a World Cup winner](https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/12/18/brighton-hove-albions-alexis-mac-allister-becomes-a-world-cup-winner/) [18 Dec 2022](https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/12/18/)at 6:09 pm

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Alexis Mac Allister's dad Carlos played with Argentina legend Diego ... (talkSPORT.com)

It's a rarity for footballers to play in the same team as their country's most iconic stars -but Alexis Mac Allister's family have done it twice.Mac A.

“My dad is really grateful to him and how important he was for him in his career and off the pitch as well. “But he’s really nice. Come and enjoy the best World Cup fan experience in London – and enjoy a pint on us – with tickets for all remaining games on sale Really quiet, but I really enjoy sharing a dressing room with him and all the players in the national team.” At talkSPORT we are powered by fans, so come and join us for the ultimate World Cup fan experience this winter – at the Given not many footballers get to say they’ve shared a dressing room with one of the greatest players to ever grace the sport, talkSPORT asked the Argentine to reveal what it’s like to be in the same dressing room as the legendary star.

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Alexis Mac Allister: History maker, world champion, Brighton player (We Are Brighton)

Alexis Mac Allister becoming the Albion's first World Cup winner will give Brighton fans further belief that anything is possible.

And an incredible eight players at the World Cup, a number greater than Liverpool sent. 1978 was of course the summer before the season when For us, the triumph of 1966 and heartache of 1970 didn’t feature in our lived experience. The atmosphere and the passion for football something else entirely. Five years on from Argentina 1978, Albion’s legendary FA Cup Final side contained no players who did not originate from the UK or Ireland. The first World Cup I remember was the 1978 tournament in Argentina.

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