Paul Galvin has praised Chloe Mustaki for the 'impressive' way in which she handled the now infamous Sky Sports News interview that took place on Wednesday.
Mustaki was a part of the Irish side that beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park and qualified for next year's World Cup. But controversy ensued after the game when a video was released which appears to show members of the Irish song sing an alleged Pro-IRA song.
The song, Celtic Symphony by the Wolfe Tones, contains the line 'Ooh, ah, up the Ra.' The video captured the moment when Irish players are alleged to have sung this part of the song.
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The FAI and Vera Pauw apologised for the incident the next day. Mustaki also apologised for any offence caused in a Sky Sports News interview that has garnered some criticism.
Many people were upset by the tone which Sky Sports news presenter Rob Wotton used in the interview. One particular line of questioning, in which Wotton suggested that perhaps this incident might "highlight the need for education on issues like this," has not gone down well with many people.
Galvin himself was very impressed with how Mustaki handled the interview and praised the Bristol star for speaking so well on the issue. Quote tweeting a clip from the interview, Galvin simply wrote, "Impressive lady. Well handled."
Other sports stars including Kevin Kilbane and Philly McMahon have also criticised the line of questioning, with the ex Dublin star tweeting "The need for education' What!"
Replying to a comment on his post later, the eight-time All-Ireland winner added: "An English person asking an Irish person is there a need for more education on Irish history. Are you for real?"
Despite apologies issued by the FAI, Vera Pauw and a number of players, UEFA today announced that they would be investigating the issue.
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