FAI fines local league but can’t lift player’s suspension

A soccer player banned by his local league for criticising a social media post supporting former FAI chief executive John Delaney has still not had his suspension lifted — despite the FAI fining the league which imposed the suspension after finding it had brought the game into disrepute.

Jordan Downes received the suspension after he criticised a post by the Clare District Soccer League which acknowledged the work done by the now-former FAI supremo.