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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Simon Hattenstone

The hedonist’s hedonist: why Jack Grealish is having the best week of his life

Jack Grealish during Manchester City’s bus parade on Monday, holding the Champions League trophy.
Jack Grealish during Manchester City’s bus parade on Monday, holding the Champions League trophy. Photograph: Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC/Getty Images

Jack Grealish is having the best week of his life. Of course he is – he’s just won the treble with Manchester City (the Champions League, the Premier League and the FA Cup), and only one other English football team has ever done that. But this isn’t just anybody having the best week of their life – it’s Jacko. To put it in context, every week is a good week for Grealish. He is the optimist’s optimist, the hedonist’s hedonist, the party animal’s party animal. And this is his time. In years to come, this behaviour will become known as doing a Jack. There may well be a four-day festival named after him – Grealishbury? Jackstock? – where revellers have pricey vodka poured down their throat as they “do the turkey”.

Manchester City Trophy ParadeMANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 12: Jack Grealish of Manchester City drinks from a bottle during the Manchester City trophy parade on June 12, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Isaac Parkin - MCFC/Manchester City FC via Getty Images)
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