Israel-Ireland match to go ahead in Nations League after player vote

Ireland delayed their pre-match media briefing and training as pressure grew, but player vote avoids game boycott.Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026The Republic of Ireland will play their Nations League fixture against Israel on Sunday after a vote ⁠within the squad on whether to fulfil the fixture, Football Association of Ireland (FAI) CEO David Courell said on Saturday.Ireland had postponed their pre-match news conference ahead of the game in Hungary, and their training ⁠session was also delayed.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Manchester City face ‘drastic’ sanctions, says club’s former chairmanlist 2 of 4What next for Man City as fallout from 115 charges rumbles – all to knowlist 3 of 4Timeline: Man City’s Premier League financial charges to reported verdictlist 4 of 4Man City found guilty on almost all 115 Premier League charges: Reportend of listThis was to allow further talks to continue between Irish players, coaching staff and executives, after one player announced their intention to withdraw from the squad.“This morning, a player expressed their discomfort with fulfilling this fixture to the head coach and indicated their intent to withdraw from the ‌squad,”...