Although Bazunu pulled out of the matches against Israel, midfielder Finn Azaz was also absent from both fixtures, albeit for separate reasons. The 26-year-old has Israeli family ties through his mother, and the Republic of Ireland manager believed this placed him in a difficult position after the squad chose to wear black armbands and lower […]
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Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has urged Uefa to prevent his team from being drawn against Israel again following two matches that he said had been difficult for everyone involved. Ireland surrendered their lead and settled for a draw in another tense encounter, played behind closed doors at the TSC Arena in Backa […]
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Israel’s fixtures have been the main focus of this international break, with the Republic of Ireland facing calls to pull out of the matches. The appeal came from the ‘Stop The Game’ campaign, organised by the Irish Sport for Palestine pressure group, whose supporters demonstrated outside the Aviva Stadium before the match against Austria. Thursday’s […]
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Brown’s brace was a fitting reward for a player whose consistent performances stretch well beyond this campaign. He also played a key role in a five-man defence that secured its third successive clean sheet. Brodie Spencer and Terry Devlin came into the side at full-back and both performed strongly, while Brown’s fellow central defenders, McConville […]
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“Very few players are capable of producing something like that.” Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson used those words to describe in-form striker Troy Parrott’s outstanding opening goal in the 2-2 Uefa Nations League draw against Austria in Dublin. After receiving a pass from Adam Idah roughly 20 yards out, Parrott paused briefly and appeared […]
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Sparta Prague attacker Kess Elmore has earned an unexpected maiden Northern Ireland call-up for the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-off against Portugal. The 27-year-old former England youth international is among five newcomers selected by Michael McArdle. Galway United full-back Lucy-Jayne Grant receives her first call-up alongside Irish Premiership players Naomi McLaughlin, Jane McMaster and Charlotte […]
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The Football Association of Ireland has opened an inquiry into claims that striker Adam Idah was subjected to racist abuse from Israel supporters during the Republic of Ireland’s 3-0 Uefa Nations League win on Sunday. Midfielder Jayson Molumby reportedly alerted the match officials during the game and asked them to monitor chants from a section […]
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The Republic of Ireland have announced that Sunday’s UEFA Nations League B3 fixture against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary, will proceed as planned. On Saturday morning, there was considerable uncertainty over whether the match would take place. A pre-match press conference featuring manager Heimir Hallgrimsson and a player had been set for 09:15 BST, but it […]
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The Republic of Ireland have postponed their pre-match press conference for Sunday’s Uefa Nations League encounter with Israel in Hungary, amid calls from campaigners to boycott the fixture. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side are due to face Israel in Debrecen at 19:45 BST, before playing the return match in Backa Topola, Serbia, on 4 October. The team […]
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Northern Ireland will face Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League on Friday, 2 October at the Anton Malatinsky Stadium in Trnava, Slovakia. Ukraine have staged their home fixtures abroad since Russia launched its invasion of the country in February 2022. Matches have been held at venues in nations including the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain and […]
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