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RTE to strip back coverage of controversial Group B3 fixture in Hungary

Evening Standard · Sep 27

Ireland players vote to go ahead with games against Israel, will wear black armbands

Ireland's national soccer team experienced significant pressure regarding upcoming matches against Israel over the Gaza conflict. Players debated their participation for several hours and one player decided to withdraw from the squad. A majority of the remaining players chose to move forward, leading the association to confirm the fixtures would…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Republic of Ireland to wear black armbands for Israel match

REPUBLIC of Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel will go ahead on Sunday after a “significant majority” of players voted to proceed…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26

Israeli striker shown red card over ‘gun celebration’ in Austria match

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The Independent UK · Sep 25

Israel striker sent off for ‘gun celebration’ in Nations League defeat to Austria

Saied Abu Farchi was shown a second yellow card during the 3-1 loss to Austria, with Israeli media subsequently claiming the celebration with the corner flag was inspired by snooker

The Independent UK · Sep 24

How Ireland v Israel become the world’s most controversial fixture

IN FOCUS : The tension and anger ahead of the Nations League double header is seen as ‘unprecedented’ for a match between two countries not in conflict, reports Miguel Delaney in Dublin

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Republic of Ireland players to discuss staging protest before playing Israel

Captain Dara O’Shea said the squad will meet following the match against Kosovo on Thursday and that a decision will be made ‘as one’

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Ireland boss addresses ‘genocide’ remarks after being accused of ‘ignorance’ by Israel

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Ireland manager responds to Israel criticism after ‘genocide’ comments: ‘Not clever from me’

Hallgrimsson has received support from the Irish taoiseach but admitted that his comments saying Ireland will be ‘playing against genocide’ were ‘not clever from me’

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Why are Republic of Ireland playing against Israel?

The Republic of Ireland face a double-header against Israel in the Uefa Nations League, with their ‘home’ fixture taking place in Serbia amid calls to boycott the fixtures due to the conflict in Gaza

The Independent UK · Sep 22