Republic of Ireland players to wear black armbands after agreeing to play Israel
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theguardian.com
26.09.2026
Republic of Ireland will face Israel in Nations League after team vote to boycott match fails
The Irish FA said during a press conference that the team has decided to play the match on Sunday after team members voted on the issue
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cbssports.com
26.09.2026
'Significant majority' of Republic of Ireland players voted to play Israel game
Football Association of Ireland chief executive David Courell confirms that the Republic of Ireland's Nations League match against Israel will go ahead on Sunday.
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bbc.co.uk
26.09.2026
Republic of Ireland confirm Israel game will go ahead
The Republic of Ireland have confirmed Sunday's Uefa Nations League B3 game against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary will go ahead.
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bbc.co.uk
26.09.2026
Republic of Ireland news conference delayed before controversial Israel game
The Republic of Ireland delay the pre-match news conference planned for Sunday's Uefa Nations League game against Israel in Hungary - a fixture campaigners have called on them to boycott.
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bbc.co.uk
26.09.2026
Israel’s match with Republic of Ireland will be an eerie occasion as political debate rages on
Despite fierce opposition to the Nations League encounters across Irish society, a boycott has not materialised The match is being played in a neutral country and the stands are likely to be empty but
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theguardian.com
25.09.2026
Israel game should not go ahead - Republic of Ireland's Knight
Jason Knight has become the first Republic of Ireland player to publicly voice his opposition to playing Israel on Sunday.
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bbc.co.uk
25.09.2026
'Don't put pressure on us' over Israel games - Ogbene
Republic of Ireland winger Chiedozie Ogbene urges the public to not "put the pressure on us" over the campaign to boycott the upcoming Nations League games against Israel.
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bbc.co.uk
25.09.2026
Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture celebration in defeat by Austria
Forward uses corner flag to simulate gun after equaliserNations League match ends in 3-1 loss for IsraelIsrael’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in his
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theguardian.com
24.09.2026
'It can't be brushed over' - Republic of Ireland squad to discuss Israel games
Dara O'Shea says the Republic of Ireland squad will wait until after Thursday's Kosovo game before discussing how they approach Sunday's contentious fixture against Israel.
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bbc.co.uk
23.09.2026
Ireland manager gets prime minister Martin’s backing in row with Israel over ‘genocide’
Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FAMicheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hal
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theguardian.com
23.09.2026
Israel FA comments on Hallgrimsson 'unacceptable' - Irish taoiseach Martin
Irish taoiseach Micheal Martin says comments made by the Israel Football Association about the Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson are "unacceptable".
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bbc.co.uk
22.09.2026
Neutral venues and no 'away' fans - how Israel v Republic of Ireland became so contentious
BBC Sport explores the backdrop to the Republic of Ireland's matches against Israel, amid fraught tensions between the nations.
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bbc.co.uk
22.09.2026
Irish sportspeople urge Republic of Ireland to boycott Israel game
More than 160 Irish sportspeople sign an open letter to urge the Republic of Ireland senior men's team to refuse to participate in their upcoming Nations League games against Israel.
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bbc.co.uk
21.09.2026
NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair honours another Palestinian girl killed by Israel
Azeez Al-Shaair has paid tribute to another Palestinian child killed by Israel, despite the NFL fine last week.
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aljazeera.com
21.09.2026
UEFA defends policy after rejecting Ireland’s request not to play Israel
UEFA responds after Ireland's football association says its request to avoid future pairings with Israel was rejected.
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aljazeera.com
19.09.2026
Uefa rejected request to keep Republic of Ireland and Israel separate - FAI
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.
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bbc.co.uk
18.09.2026
Hallgrimsson spoke to players individually about Israel games
Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says he spoke to players in his Republic of Ireland squad individually about the prospect of facing Israel, adding "none of us feel comfortable playing in these games".
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bbc.co.uk
17.09.2026
A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel
Can the potential of a golden generation of Israel's footballers, in sport and society, be realised?
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bbc.co.uk
17.09.2026
Bodo return to Champions League, Azerbaijan’s Sabah deny Israeli Beer-Sheva
Scottish champions Celtic thumped by LASK as Sabah knock out Hapoel Beer-Sheva with a late goal in the qualifying round.
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aljazeera.com
26.08.2026