Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has launched a scathing attack on the Israeli Football Association for expelling defender Tal Ben Haim and “blackening” his name.

TEN trivial pieces of information about Israeli football: The Israeli Football Association was founded in 1928 and a national team has played since 1934.

ALTHOUGH the FAI are satisfied with all the security arrangements for the Republic’s World Cup Qualifier in Israel, the Association has a crisis management plan in place to cope with any emergency while abroad.

Liverpool will face Finnish outfit FC Haka in the third qualifying round of the Champions League after UEFA decided to throw Maccabi Haifa out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player.