Ireland v Israel moving closer to neutral venue as FAI board meet again

The FAI are expected to confirm the switch of their home game against Israel to a neutral country following a board meeting on Thursday.

Pressure has grown on the association to move the October 4 game out of Dublin and, ahead of a Dáil motion by Sinn Féin on Tuesday calling for the Government to support a boycott, they’ve decided to act.

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