FAI tells Uefa about ‘challenging experiences’ for Irish team in games against Israel
Chief executive David Courell and president Paul Cooke spoke at annual gathering of Uefa leaders in Berlin
Stories related to the two Nations League matches between the Republic of Ireland and Israel
Chief executive David Courell and president Paul Cooke spoke at annual gathering of Uefa leaders in Berlin
It was alleged that Ireland’s head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle, was spat at
Many who support engagement with Israelis also believe sports bodies should apply rules consistently
Recurring presence of out-of-place people combined with blatant filming of reporters made for a deeply uncomfortable week
FAI will continue discussions around future Israel fixtures
‘Just like the first game, the most important thing for the Irish team was to show disrespect’, says Israeli daily newspaper Yisrael Hayom
Finn Azaz’s creativity was missed against Israel but leaving him on the bench spared him from the criticism that would inevitably have come his way
Ireland manager hopes Finn Azaz and Gavin Bazunu will remain key players in Ireland squad
Israel FA offers no comment to allegation made by head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle
Dor Peretz’s equaliser at the start of the second half secures his side a point as Nations League window closes with a draw
Heated scenes in Backa Topola as Ireland let slip another half-time lead
Harry Kane shows his goalscoring pedigree as England show the kids how it’s done
FAI will have opportunity to raise question of avoiding Israel at Uefa gathering in Berlin next week
Micheál Martin says one football match is not going to get Israeli government to ‘change direction’
Press conferences for both teams were tense, with the two head coaches saying they wanted to stick to talking about the game
Israel manager says ‘we know what we are playing for’ against Ireland
Defender has expressed a desire to link up with the squad after the baby arrives
Manager subsequently spoke to the Irish written press in the changing room before training
The Republic of Ireland squad gave performances that all sports fans should be proud of
In a country with its own tortured history, small town of Backa Topola hosts divisive Nations League fixture
Irish football’s hardest week since Saipan will reach a conclusion of sorts in a little-known Serbian town
Heimir Hallgrímsson may be on to something in reuniting Parrott with Adam Idah up front
Was Parrott’s goal the best Ireland have ever scored?
Many hours spent arguing in team meetings last week could have confused and demoralised Ireland, but it seems to have cleared their heads
‘Stop The Game’ demonstrations held outside Aviva Stadium
After fraught forecasts, the night belonged to Troy Parrott until the game slipped away from Ireland against Austria
Ralf Rangnick’s half-time changes proved pivotal on a night where the crowd protests barely registered
Pundits swooned over Ireland’s first-half performance, but Austria recovered in the second half to ruin the good vibes
Azaz, who has strong Israeli family connections, was reported to be reconsidering his future as an Irish international
Protest group plan demonstration to ‘let the players know they betrayed the people of Ireland’
Postponed Oireachtas sport committee hearing veered between controversial Israel games and safeguarding
Safeguarding issues also on the agenda, with politicians pressing the association on the level of Garda vetting among soccer referees
Manager also said there have been ‘a lot of lies’ around the Gavin Bazunu decision to boycott Israel
Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.
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