Birthdays and broken lamps - at home with the Charles brothers
In an exclusive interview at their London home, the brothers talk about breaking lamps while playing football as kids, debating who does the chores and the upcoming release of video game Grand Theft Auto VI.
Key points
- Olympic memories Fourteen years on from watching the Olympics, Pierce Charles made a late double save to earn QPR a draw at West Ham's London Stadium [Getty Images] The brothers have yet to hit London's tourist spots….
- Things quickly get competitive between the brothers over a game of two touch [BBC Sport] Before the brothers sit down for a chat, there's time for a kick about in the garden for a game of 'two touch'.
- The brothers were reunited at Wednesday when Shea joined on loan for the 2024-25 campaign, but there was some 200 miles between them last year as the midfielder returned to St Mary's.
Before Northern Ireland's Nations League matches, BBC Sport joins Shea and Pierce Charles at their London home to discuss birthdays, steak sandwiches and starring for Michael O'Neill's young team.
Additional details
- To be fair, he's improved massively since." There's a blame game over a broken clock and lamp, and middle child Shea has to plead his innocence over the latter.
- Pierce Charles can't help but smile as he waits for Shea to walk into the kitchen.
- Both based in west London, that gave them the opportunity to move back in together, reigniting debates over who is better at the Grand Theft Auto games and Fortnite and who cooks the better steak sandwich.
- Older brother Eoin and parents Mary and Kelvin often come to visit, too, and there's more debate over who makes the house presentable, and whether doing the dishwasher actually counts as a chore.
- With a cup of tea offered and shoes off at the door, you wouldn't think you were chatting with two international footballers, especially two who are riding the crest of a wave on the pitch.
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