Football director asked to apologise

The Irish American Football Association (IAFA) has asked the athletic director of Navy, Chet Gladchuk, to retract and apologise for allegations he made against the sanctioning body.

With the sell-out game between Navy and Notre Dame due to take place at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Mr Gladchuk made a serious allegation against the IAFA in the US-based Marine Corps Times.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner yesterday, IAFA secretary Cillian Smith said unless Mr Gladchuk retracted his comments and issued a full apology, it would take the matter further with his superiors at Navy.