New-look Ireland will attract suitable sponsor in future - Jonathan Hill

The Republic of Ireland men's side remain without a main sponsor ahead of next month's high-profile fixture with Belgium.

The world number one-ranked team will take on Stephen Kenny’s side at the Aviva Stadium on 26 March, yet the green jerseys will remain devoid of any sponsor’s logo.

The FAI has been unable to land a main sponsor since their deal with digital network 3 ended, however, chief executive officer Jonathan Hill says that he is confident that the national team will find a suitable and equivalent one to Sky, who recently became main sponsors of the women’s team.

"Of course, we would like, in what has been a very difficult market because of Covid, Brexit etc to find their [the women’s] equivalent in relation to the men’s team, and we are working incredibly hard to do that," said Hill.

"But we have to be in the right place at the right time talking to a brand for whom a commitment to the men’s national team would be right for them as a business

"And it is my belief that what Stephen [Kenny] is doing with the team, what has happened over the last six months, and the very profile of the team in relation to its diversity and with a lot of the young guys coming through is exactly the type of platform that a business that is based in Ireland would want to align itself to.

"We will get there, and we will have that partner and they will help us, like Sky and all our other partners drive forward Irish football."

'We will get there, we will have that partner' - FAI CEO Jonathan Hill speaks about the effort to find a sponsor for the men's national team #rtesoccer pic.twitter.com/WrSbFvtv1m

Meanwhile, the relatively recently appointed head of the FAI remains upbeat on Ireland’s chances of hosting Euro 2028 in a combined bid with