Comment: reality of Israel games will force uncomfortable questions
Heimir Hallgrimsson did his best to delay the inevitable.
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UEFA defends draw policy after Ireland request, Israel dismisses FAI comments
Sept 19 : UEFA said on Saturday that decisions on whether national teams should be kept apart in competition draws were made on a case-by-case basis and guided primarily by security considerations, after Ireland's soccer association said its request to avoid future pairings with Israel had been rejected.
Irish striker Jack Moylan scores two to give Cardiff a first win on Championship return
Cardiff’s long wait for a first win on their Championship return is finally over after Republic of Ireland star Jack Moylan scored a brace in their 3-1 home victory over Charlton.
Uefa defend draw policy after Ireland request as Israel FA dismiss FAI comments
Uefa said on Saturday that decisions on whether national teams should be kept apart in competition draws were made on a case-by-case basis and guided primarily by security considerations, after the FAI said its request to avoid future pairings with Israel had been rejected.
Michael O’Neill has no right to assume Ceadach O’Neill’s bloodline – and neither do we
It’s hard to say whether the Ceadach O’Neill thing has quite reached saga proportions yet but we might not be all that far off. We have, for sure, passed the curiosity stage and there’s maybe enough juice in it now for it to qualify as an affair. Let’s just say that if the Israel unpleasantness wasn’t colonising the soccer pages, we might have tipped over the line already.
Former Everton manager Brian Sorensen named as new Ireland assistant coach
Former Everton manager Brian Sorensen, currently a technical director with Aston Villa’s women’s team, is set to become Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward’s third assistant in just over a year. The 46-year-old Dane succeeds Gary Cronin who stepped down from the role in August after just six games.
Finneran and Devaney named in Crawford’s Ireland under-21 squad
Republic of Ireland under-21s boss Jim Crawford has named his squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers against Slovakia, Kazakhstan and England.
Hallgrimsson spoke to every Ireland player individually on Israel question
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has confirmed that he spoke to all of his players individually about the prospect of facing Israel in the two upcoming Nations League games this month.