After taking legal advice, engaging with key stakeholders and reflecting on constitutional obligations, the FAI confirmed that both the home and away fixtures will be fulfilled as planned later this year, despite many calls from across the country to boycott the fixture amidst the current war in Gaza and humanitarian crisis.
Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome a regime that commits genocide'. Dozens of athletes have joined rights groups in calling for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel due to rights abuses against Palestinians. In a letter delivered to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday, Athletes for Peace, a group that includes more than 70 sports professionals, backed a call for the governing body to sever ties with the Israel Football Association (IFA).