Niall Horan Vows to Name First Child Shane Long Following Ireland’s Victory

Justin Bieber wasn’t the only pop star who was overjoyed about Ireland’s win over World Champions Germany last night. One Direction star Niall Horan took to Twitter to express his excitement about the victory. In fact, he was so impressed with Shane Long’s winning goal that he promised to name his first child after him.

I'm making sure I call my first child @ShaneLong7 ... always brings the goods ... Long ball , very well taken finish ...
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) October 9, 2015

Fingers crossed it’s not a girl!