The Troy Parrott Effect: From songs to greeting cards – and even a parrot named Troy - we can’t get enough of the Republic of Ireland’s hat-trick hero

It was a Christmas card quite unlike any other. Under the legend ‘Peace and Troy’, was the now iconic image of Troy Parrott — his football shirt off, his arms outstretched, his face contorted in joy. On this card, the green pitch of Budapest’s Puskás Arena was replaced with a snowy field and a red Santa hat was perched on his head.