Delaney: I had no role in Olympic ticketing

Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive John Delaney has said he had “no knowledge of or involvement in” anything to do with organising tickets for the Olympic Games in Rio.

Mr Delaney said that Brazilian police never contacted him over the Olympic Games ticket controversy in connection with their investigations. He said a warrant that was issued for his passport was withdrawn 10 days ago.

Mr Delaney issued a near 700-word statement to the “football family” yesterday because he felt the time is “now appropriate to clarify certain issues” relating to the controversy which overshadowed Ireland’s involvement in the Games.