Republic of Ireland players to wear black armbands after agreeing to play Israel
‘Majority’ of players vote for matches to go ahead One player withdraws from squad citing ‘discomfort’ The Republic of Ireland will fulfil their fixture against Israel in Hungary on Sunday night, but only after lengthy deliberations between the players resulted in a “significant ...
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- The Guardian 26 Sept
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‘Majority’ of players vote for matches to go ahead One player withdraws from squad citing ‘discomfort’ The Republic of Ireland will fulfil their fixture against Israel in Hungary on Sunday night, but only after lengthy deliberations between the players resulted in a “significant majority” voting to play.
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