Nestory Irankunda says Pauline Hanson’s Socceroos monocultural claim made ‘us boys angry’

<ul><li><p>Forward says One Nation leader’s comments made him ‘emotional’</p></li><li><p>Players upset ‘because there’s so many young blokes that look up to us’</p></li></ul><p>Pauline Hanson’s claims that the national men’s football team represented a monocultural Australia angered many Socceroos during this year’s World Cup, Nestory Irankunda has said.</p><p>The One Nation leader’s comments came a week after the team beat Turkey in their opening match of the group stage at the tournament in North America.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/19/nestory-irankunda-pauline-hanson-socceroos-monocultural-claim">Continue reading...</a>