Over 160 Irish Sportspeople Urge Team to Boycott Israel Fixtures
- On Monday, over 160 Irish sportspeople signed an open letter urging the Irish senior men's national football team to boycott upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Israel, calling on players to "act collectively with conscience."
- Signatories argue that playing Israel legitimises a genocidal regime and ignores statute breaches regarding occupied Palestinian lands; they assert the Football Association of Ireland , UEFA, and the Irish government should have refused on legal, moral, and political grounds.
- Notable figures supporting the initiative include Olympian Ciara Mageean, former rugby international Tony Ward, and soccer player Louise Quinn. The letter states, "Not playing the game would be the most sporting thing you could do."
- Director of Football John Martin urged critics not to blame the squad, stating, "People like me and David Courell made this decision, not the players." He acknowledged squad members are "really uncomfortable playing the games."
- The Irish team faces Israel on September 27 in Debrecen, Hungary, and October 4 in Serbia, while the FAI continues lobbying UEFA to ban Israel from international competitions rather than acting unilaterally.
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The Irish national team goalkeeper refuses to play against Israel and tension grows at the pre-match press conference
DEBRECEN Irska nogometna reprezentacija će u nedjelju ipak igrati protiv Izraela u Ligi nacija nakon što je unutar ekipe provedeno glasovanje o tome hoće li biti utakmice. Izvršni direktor Irskog nogometnog saveza (FAI) David Courell je otkrio kako je […] Objava Irska će igrati s Izraelom. Unutar ekipe je provedeno glasovanje pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Calciators, coaches and politicians seemed to want to boycott them, but in the end they should argue, tomorrow in Hungary and October 4 in Serbia
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