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FAI Boss Insists Uefa Made No Threats over Potential Sanctions for Israel Boycott

David Courell said UEFA rejected the FAI’s request to avoid Israel in future draws and confirmed no boycott punishment was threatened.

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David Courell also confirmed the European governing body rejected the request for countries to be kept apart in future draws.

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Republic of Ireland v Israel: FAI says Uefa rejected request to keep teams separate in future draws

The Football Association of Ireland says it had a request to keep the Republic of Ireland and Israel separate in future competition draws rejected by Uefa.

·London, United Kingdom
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FAI boss insists Uefa made no threats over potential sanctions for Israel boycott

David Courell also confirmed the European governing body rejected the request for countries to be kept apart in future draws.

·Dublin, Ireland
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Uefa reject FAI’s request to be kept apart from Israel due to no history of ‘direct conflict’

The FAI are proceeding with Nations League games against Israel on September 27th and October 4th

·Dublin, Ireland
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FAI CEO insists Uefa made no threats over potential sanctions for Israel boycott

David Courell also confirmed European governing body rejected request for countries to be kept apart in future draws.

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Irish Times broke the news in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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