As the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) considers whether to keep the Nations League fixture against Israel on October 4th at the Aviva Stadium or move the game to a neutral venue outside the country, the Israel Football Association is lobbying Uefa to allow their international teams to return home. There is disquiet among factions of the FAI general assembly with how the FAI president, Paul Cooke, dealt with a motion to Uefa last November that called for the suspension of Israeli clubs and international sides on grounds that they are in violation of two Uefa statues. “In protest, we should not fulfil the fixtures against Israel at any venue,” said Stuart Gilhooly, a lawyer for the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland (PFAI) and a member of the FAI general assembly.
Author: Gavin Cummiskey
Published at: 2026-02-16 22:22:47
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