A young soccer referee has announced he will no longer referee games after he was threatened last Saturday during an under-13 game in Kildare.

The FAI are treating the allegations of match-fixing which have seen a player suspended by Longford Town as a “very serious issue” pending the outcome of investigations by both the club and the association.

THE dire financial situation at Airtricity League Premier Division side Galway United came to a head yesterday when the club announced that all professional players can leave when the transfer window opens next month.

The Disciplinary Control Unit of the FAI have summoned Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic to a hearing over alleged racist abuse of Derry City striker Eamon Zayed.

The FAI's Disciplinary Control Unit is to investigate an allegation of racist abuse being directed towards a league player recenly.

DUNDALK manager Ian Foster is facing disciplinary action after blaming the FAI for a fixture pile-up and the club’s inability to register new signing Stephen Leonard in time for last Sunday’s 4-0 defeat by Shamrock Rovers.