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Jamie Carragher was not too disappointed that Liverpool were unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship opposition at the weekend.

The Liverpool legend has long since been an advocate for focusing on the Premier League.

Taking to X yesterday, he responded to a tweet saying ‘probability to win the league has gone up’ with a ‘100’ emoji.

Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher’s son, James, was also in FA Cup action yesterday.

The 22-year-old was one of the better performers as his Wigan Athletic side slid to a 2-1 defeat to Premier League opposition in Fulham.

The 2024-25 season has seen Carragher establish himself in Wigan’s first team.

Prior to his first professional goal against Bristol Rovers in January, he had already made 17 league appearances for the club.

His performances have not gone unnoticed, with Wigan rewarding him with a new contract in October 2024, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season

News outlet Wigan Today gave Carragher Jr an 8/10 for his performance and wrote:

“Rescued Latics on more than one occasion, stood his ground physically, and did not look out of place against Premier League opposition.”

And if the 22-year-old continues on this upward trajectory, it looks like he could have an international career – just not with England.

Jamie Carragher and James Carragher receive citizenship

The Times of Malta has reported that Jamie Carragher and his son have been granted Maltese citizenship.

According to the report, the pair acquired the citizenship by registration and was only made possible to Carragher Sr’s grandfather and mother being Maltese.

The candidate needs to be a direct descendent of someone born on Malta.

It is outlined by the local outlet:

“The popular football pundit and former England player’s grandfather Paul Vassallo was Maltese originally, hailing from Qormi.

He married an English woman before moving to Bootle in the UK, with his daughter Paula née Vassallo, Carragher’s mother, also Maltese.”

“Meanwhile, Carragher’s son James was also granted citizenship at the same time as his father.”

Meanwhile, Bjorn Vassallo, president of the Malta Football Association has confirmed that he has already opened talks with the Carragher family about James representing the nation:

“We’ve been in talks with James and his father Jamie for the last few months now; he [James] is open to it, but we’re still working on it

“We will not shy from signing players internationally; everyone is doing it, so why not us?”

James Carragher’s journey in professional football began in the Liverpool youth academy, where he started playing as an under-8 in 20111.

However, he made the move to Wigan Athletic’s youth setup in 2017, seeking opportunities for first-team football

While James is carving out his own path in football, comparisons to his father are inevitable?

Jamie Carragher was watching from the stands when his son scored his first professional goal in January.

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