Ireland football coach urges players to win this war against Israel
News Source : Al Jazeera English
News Summary
- Heimir Hallgrimsson has challenged his players to ‘win this war’ against Israel when the teams meet in the Nations League.
- The Football Association of Ireland has been under pressure to boycott the two matches, including a home fixture in Dublin on October 4.
- Several pro-Palestinian Irish politicians and football figures have urged the federation to withdraw from the fixtures over Israel’s conduct during its genocidal war on Gaza.
- There were new protests at the Dail – the Irish parliament – on Wednesday over the fixtures.
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