Matt O'Riley could have tried to walk the fairways alongside Rory McIlroy. The Celtic star may have attempted to follow Andy Murray onto the courts. But, instead, O’Riley chose the enjoyment of his football. And that move has now given him a chance of joining the world’s elite in his chosen field having already mixed with the cream of Europe at club level in the Champions League.
O’Riley is making a huge name for himself on the pitches. The gifted playmaker has been on the Champions League stage with his club. Now he’ll get another opportunity to stake a claim for Denmark’s World Cup 2022 squad when he turns out for their Under-21s against Croatia on Tuesday.
O’Riley’s had sport in his blood since he was a kid. As a schoolboy, he had talent not just in football, but also for golf and tennis. The Parkhead star reckons that, if he’d stuck at it, he might have made it. O’Riley smiled: “Could have? Would have? But I think whichever one I pursued, I could have done it. If you believe in something, you can do it regardless.
