Ireland without four key players as they face Kazakhstan in World Cup playoff semi-final
Opponents’ lowly world ranking suggests it will be Carla Ward’s team facing either Poland or Belgium in final
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‘Hypocrisy of the Irish is unbelievable’: Israeli media reacts to draw with Ireland
‘Just like the first game, the most important thing for the Irish team was to show disrespect’, says Israeli daily newspaper Yisrael Hayom
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‘We have a country 10 times better than theirs’: Israel captain criticises Ireland after 3-0 defeat
Israel captain says Sunday’s return fixture in Serbia ‘will be a completely different game’
Denis Walsh: Sport has no filters, the best and worst of human nature are at play here too
Does sport has a moral code? No awkward questions please
Israel v Ireland: Geopolitics and sport clash as FAI face into a week like no other
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘I’m not a psychologist, but the preparation has definitely been unorthodox’
Still time for FAI to withdraw from Ireland-Israel match
National soccer federations must make a stand after so many deaths in Gaza
Top European leagues heighten pressure on Infantino with call for major changes at Fifa
Four leagues says Fifa governance ‘not fit for purpose’
Gianni Infantino proposes an ‘independent external review’ of Fifa governance
President writes to council and member nations and says that he is ‘fully committed to leading Fifa’
JJ Gabriel denied release by Manchester United but Barcelona target could still leave
Youngster is eligible for an Irish passport through his father, Joe O’Cearuill, who was capped twice by the Republic of Ireland
Gavin Cooney: Why I won’t be joining media boycott of Ireland’s games against Israel
Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them
Ceadach O’Neill injury could keep Republic of Ireland switch on the cards
Rory Finneran drops from the senior Ireland squad to Under-21s before England qualifier
Some Ireland players ‘feel really uncomfortable’ about Israel matches, says Hallgrímsson
Séamus Coleman overlooked for selection but earmarked for future coaching role
Shamrock Rovers’ Michael Noonan set for January move to Nottingham Forest
FAI investigation into alleged third-party ownership of teenage striker remains ongoing
French FA accuses Gianni Infantino of ‘seriously damaging’ football as it withdraws support
‘Image and unity’ of game affected says FFF president Philippe Diallo
Gianni Infantino to stand for re-election, as Fifa claims ‘nothing has changed’
Fifa president is under pressure to resign after trying to sell stakes in Fifa tournaments, including the World Cup
Barney Ronay: No one on Gianni Infantino’s side wants legal discovery of the Fifa hustle
‘You really don’t want to be a worry to anyone in any way connected to Trump’
Gianni Infantino jets off in search kindlier footballing friends
Spurs splash the cash but fail to see the dividends
Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale
European football body seeking claims of ‘criminal mismanagement’ against Fifa president in Switzerland
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Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
European sides likely to go to under-20 Women’s World Cup
Ceferin brands Infantino’s failed World Cup plan as ‘even worse than the Super League’
Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election
Uefa and Concacaf discuss joint Nations League in latest challenge to Fifa
Biennial tournament could launch as early as 2028
Fans launch petition calling for Gianni Infantino resignation and Fifa reform
Three continental confederations accused the Fifa president of ‘deception’ in an open letter last week
Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Gianni Infantino
Hungary’s Sandor Csanyi highly critical of Fifa president
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Efforts to force Infantino out of his role expected to intensify in the coming days
Oceania declares support for Gianni Infantino in boost for Fifa president but New Zealand breaks ranks
Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 votes could prove crucial in Fifa election
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost Ireland
Uefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizon
FAI withdraws support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid
FAI rescind letter of support supplied earlier this year
The Irish man handpicked by Gianni Infantino, solar eclipse and EU presidency hospitality
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Who is the Irish man who helped shape Fifa’s deal to ‘sell the World Cup’?
In the News podcast: Dan O’Toole is chief of staff at Fifa but was a largely unknown figure until last week
Infantino nudged closer to the door by a friend
US president’s backing not the uniting force it might once have been
Who is Dan O’Toole, the Irish Fifa executive at the heart of deal to sell off World Cup?
Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial plan
Gianni Infantino’s opponents developing new framework for running world football
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC understood to have taken matters into their own hands
Donald Trump warns of ‘terrible mistake’ if Fifa replaces Gianni Infantino
US president claims World Cup ‘will never be as successful or profitable again’ without Swiss leader at the helm
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Gianni Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions
Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president, with Concacaf president Montagliani seen as top contender
Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president
Thinly-veiled attack aimed on Uefa as crisis roars on
Uefa confirms ‘departure payment’ to alleged lover of Gianni Infantino
It comes as pressure mounts on Infantino following a controversial plan to sell stakes to private investors in a company to run the World Cup
Mexico and Argentina line up behind Infantino to deepen football’s civil war
Norwegian FA calls on the Fifa president to resign: ‘There is no trust now ... There is no way back for him’
Uefa maintains that World Cup boycott still stands despite Gianni Infantino’s apology
European body says Fifa statement ‘changes nothing’ and ‘conditions not met’ to call off boycott of competitions
Argentina commemorate win against England at World Cup with special day
National Football Teams Day established for July 15th by country’s football association
Uefa planning to check if Infantino agreed to lowball offer for stake in World Cup
Uefa has also called for a thorough review of Fifa’s governance and threatened legal action
Gianni Infantino has ‘full support’ of Fifa executives after crisis meeting
Body’s president forced to abandon plans to sell stakes in a company to run World Cup amid widespread criticism
Gianni Infantino discussed having Fifa’s name on European Super League
Document shows Fifa staff were involved in project
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’
If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.
FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni Infantino
Several European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as president
More European countries withdraw support for Gianni Infantino as pressure intensifies
Fifa president last week shelved his widely denounced plan to sell off World Cup stakes to private investors
Gianni Infantino’s World Cup plan was a terrible business deal
Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced
Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world
Ultimately doomed plan for sale of commercial rights to World Cup caused chaos
Gianni Infantino ‘has lost Uefa’s confidence’ after Fifa chief scraps World Cup sell-off plan
Uefa: ‘We cannot keep going on with secret schemes’
Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell off chunks of World Cup sensationally collapses
Gianni Infantino abandons proposal as Uefa boycott threat and internal revolt pile pressure on president
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonated
Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished
The Irish Times view on football’s schism: Infantino overshoots
What began as a row over a bad deal has escalated
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycott
All 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equity
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