FAI tells Uefa gathering about Ireland team’s experiences during Israel games
Chief executive David Courell and president Paul Cooke spoke at annual gathering of Uefa leaders in Berlin
Uefa
Aleksander Ceferin to stand for a fourth term as Uefa president
Ceferin had already ruled himself out of standing for the Fifa presidency against Gianni Infantino
Heimir is the right man for the job, and four other things we learned from international window
FAI will continue discussions around future Israel fixtures
At the end, Ireland’s players just wanted to get out of the nightmare
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 1 Israel 1: Draw in Serbia as Troy Parrott penalty not enough – as it happened
Ireland in Serbia for ‘home’ leg against Israel following 3-0 win in Hungary last week
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘They can’t have this happening again, just for the players’ welfare’
FAI will have opportunity to raise question of avoiding Israel at Uefa gathering in Berlin next week
Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost
The Israeli squad includes a number of Palestinian citizens of Israel. This fact has barely been mentioned in the extensive Irish media coverage
Ken Early: Israel’s war in Gaza brings Ireland to remote cornfields in Serbia
In a country with its own tortured history, small town of Backa Topola hosts divisive Nations League fixture
FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance
Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.
Ireland football team’s behaviour towards Israel players was wrong
International match should not be chance to show hostility to those representing country we disagree with
‘We have a country 10 times better than theirs’: Israel captain criticises Ireland after 3-0 defeat
Israel captain says Sunday’s return fixture in Serbia ‘will be a completely different game’
Denis Walsh: Sport has no filters, the best and worst of human nature are at play here too
Does sport has a moral code? No awkward questions please
FAI president Paul Cooke defends handling of Israel v Ireland game
‘I haven’t heard anybody say that this decision was taken by the football community, which is what it was’
Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered
Ireland to fulfil Israel fixtures after player vote as Bazunu tells squad he will not play
Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson says the pressure is almost at breaking point, with players not to shake hands
Israel v Ireland: Geopolitics and sport clash as FAI face into a week like no other
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘I’m not a psychologist, but the preparation has definitely been unorthodox’
Still time for FAI to withdraw from Ireland-Israel match
National soccer federations must make a stand after so many deaths in Gaza
Ken Early: Why the discomfort over Israel fixtures? Because we know Ireland’s position is a fudge
Ireland are anxious to get through these games without creating any unnecessary trouble. Israel are long past caring about that
Top European leagues heighten pressure on Infantino with call for major changes at Fifa
Four leagues says Fifa governance ‘not fit for purpose’
‘We have to have a hell of a performance’: Under-21s face Slovakia test in play-off bid
Jim Crawford’s Irish charges need a win to keep European Championship qualification alive
Ireland-Israel fixtures
Death toll in Gaza is the equivalent of the maximum capacity of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium
Irish footballers should abandon match against ‘baby killers’, TD tells Dáil
Paul Murphy calls on team to ‘do the right thing’ by refusing to fulfil Israel fixture on Sunday
Gianni Infantino proposes an ‘independent external review’ of Fifa governance
President writes to council and member nations and says that he is ‘fully committed to leading Fifa’
Israel FA says Heimir Hallgrímsson’s genocide comments embody ‘stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy’
‘We are not playing with genocide, we are playing against genocide,’ Ireland manager said last week
FAI will remove all sponsor branding for upcoming Nations League matches
Commercial partners are understood not to be getting a rebate for their reduced exposure, with the FAI describing the Israel fixtures as ‘unique’
Uefa defend draw policy after Ireland request as Israel FA dismiss FAI comments
Israel FA: ‘We long ago stopped getting worked up over statements detached from reality’
Uefa reject FAI’s request to be kept apart from Israel due to no history of ‘direct conflict’
The FAI are proceeding with Nations League games against Israel on September 27th and October 4th
Gavin Cooney: Why I won’t be joining media boycott of Ireland’s games against Israel
Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them
Some Ireland players ‘feel really uncomfortable’ about Israel matches, says Hallgrímsson
Séamus Coleman overlooked for selection but earmarked for future coaching role
Ireland are set to play Israel – which means we have already lost
Those who argue that politics has no place in sport are delusional
Dublin’s Aviva Stadium misses out on hosting 2029 women’s Champions League final
Uefa confirm changes to the format of the upcoming Nations League campaign
Gianni Infantino to stand for re-election, as Fifa claims ‘nothing has changed’
Fifa president is under pressure to resign after trying to sell stakes in Fifa tournaments, including the World Cup
Barney Ronay: No one on Gianni Infantino’s side wants legal discovery of the Fifa hustle
‘You really don’t want to be a worry to anyone in any way connected to Trump’
Champions League draw: Troy Parrott set for Arsenal and Bayern Munich clashes with Real Betis
Gunners to meet José Mourinho’s Real Madrid at the Emirates in league phase
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