Israel Football Association Strongly Denounces Ireland Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson Over 'Genocide' Remarks
- Israel’s Football Association accused Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy” after his comments about playing Israel.
- Hallgrímsson said Ireland was “playing against genocide.”
- Ireland and Israel are scheduled to play in Hungary on September 27 and Serbia on October 4.
- More than 160 Irish athletes urged the team to boycott the fixtures, while the Football Association of Ireland said it would proceed.
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The relationship between the two countries is so tense that they play their NL games in Debrecen and Topolya.
Ireland boss Hallgrimsson says timing of Israel remarks 'not clever'
The Icelander sparked a diplomatic row last week by saying: "We're not playing with genocide, we're playing against genocide. We're playing against Israel, we're not playing with Israel." The Israel Football Association responded on Monday, accusing Hallgrimsson of "stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy". Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin then came to the defence of the team's boss, saying the Israel FA should withdraw its "unacceptable remar…
The meeting of the League of Nations between Israel and Ireland on Sunday, September 27 is fuelling geopolitical tensions. Ireland, one of the main supporters of the Palestinian cause, is facing calls for a...
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