Irish prime minister Micheál Martin defended national football coach Heimir Hallgrímsson after Israel’s football federation criticised the manager as “stupid, ignorant and hypocritical” because of his statements about the conflict in Gaza. Speaking to journalists in New York while attending the UN general assembly, Martin described the federation’s response as unacceptable and called for it […]
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Irish taoiseach [prime minister] Micheal Martin has described the Israel Football Association’s statements about Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson as “unacceptable” and called for them to be retracted. Israel’s football authorities accused Hallgrimsson of showing “ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity” after he said last week: “We are not playing alongside genocide; we are standing against […]
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Football Association of Ireland chief executive David Courell has revealed that Uefa turned down a request to prevent the Republic of Ireland and Israel from being paired in future competition draws. The Republic of Ireland and Israel were placed in the same group during February’s draw and are scheduled to face each other in Nations […]
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Gianni Infantino’s dismissal of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had opposed plans to sell a stake connected to the World Cup, has strengthened resistance to the Fifa president. Attempts to remove Infantino are now expected to gain momentum in the coming days. Israel became the latest Fifa member to formally withdraw its backing for […]
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Israel fans will be allowed to attend next month’s Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland, although travelling supporters will not be accommodated. With conflict continuing in the Middle East, both Group B3 meetings will take place at neutral grounds. Israel will be listed as the home side for the match at Nagyerdei Stadion […]
Continue ReadingThe General Assembly of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has approved a proposal for the Republic of Ireland to proceed with their scheduled Nations League matches against Israel. The proposal was carried during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, with 75 votes in favor and 32 opposed from […]
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