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Ahead of tomorrow’s Nations League match between Israel and the Republic of Ireland at the Nagyerdei Stadium in Hungary, the Israel FA head of communications Shlomi Barzel stated they would focus on “football and not politics”.
DEBRECEN, Hungary, Sept 26 : The Israel Football Association has said football and politics need to remain separate in the wake of Ireland players voting on Saturday to fulfil Sunday's Nations League fixture between the sides in Hungary.
The Republic of Ireland's controversial Nations League fixture against Israel will go ahead on Sunday after a «significant majority» of players voted for the games to be played following a four-hour summit Saturday morning in Hungary.
DEBRECEN, Hungary, Sept 26 : Ireland cancelled their pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's Nations League game against Israel in Hungary, and their training session has also been delayed, the Israeli FA press officer said on Saturday.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the build-up to Ireland’s Nations League game against Israel, with the Irish team missing their press conference this morning while they deliberate whether to proceed with the match or not. The game has attracted considerable controversy at home, with the Stop the Game movement advocating for Ireland to boycott the game. The decision was made by the FAI to proceed with the fixture, which is in Debrecen in Hungary for Israel’s ‘home’ game, with Ireland’s home game in Serbia due to security concerns.
Only one of the countries competing in the Uefa Nations League match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel on Sunday in the Hungarian city of Debrecen are certain they want to fulfil the fixture.
Michaela Walsh has finished the European Elite Boxing Championships with a bronze medal after falling shy of Hungary’s Kukhta Vladislava in their women’s 57kg semi-final in Bulgaria on Thursday afternoon.
The Republic of Ireland players have agreed to fulfil the Nations League fixtures against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary on Sunday and the behind-closed-doors match in northern Serbia on October 4th.