CAS to rule on player cross-border eligibility

THE long-running dispute between the IFA and the FAI over the eligibility of players born in the Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland is expected to reach a conclusion in Lausanne, Switzerland on Monday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear a case regarding the entitlement of West Ham striker Daniel Kearns to play for the Republic.

CAS to rule on player cross-border eligibility

Northern Ireland’s IFA has challenged FIFA’s decision to agree to a request from Kearns and the FAI to allow him to play for the Republic.

FIFA’s Players’ Status Committee decided in February that Kearns could play for the Republic and CAS has since ruled against the IFA when it sought to stop him playing for the Republic, pending the outcome of the case.

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