Mourinho condemns €5m FAI payment as ‘end of the world’

Jose Mourinho has decried the €5m Fifa payment to the FAI as “the end of the world” amid continuing calls for more detail regarding the circumstances of the loan.

The rumbling controversy overshadowed yesterday’s 0-0 draw between the Republic of Ireland and England in Dublin, despite the release of documents on Friday showing the scope of the agreement drawn up by FAI and Fifa representatives in January 2010 when the loan was granted.

While there was some suggestion that government figures are becoming less supportive of FAI chief executive John Delaney, it is understood that Sports Minister Paschal Donohoe’s view has not changed since last Friday when he said Mr Delaney’s position was still tenable.