Boost for Irish fans as Italy to return more than 1,500 tickets

Irish fans are in line to get a big ticket boost for the European Championship game against Italy in Poznan on June 18.

FAI chief executive John Delaney admitted yesterday the association is awaiting “final confirmation of substantial extra tickets for the Italy game as they have not taken up their full allocation”.

No official figure for the extra allocation for that final group game has been confirmed but it is believed to be in excess of 1,500 tickets, all of which would automatically be offered to Irish supporters who are already on a waiting list having been unsuccessful in their initial application for tickets for the group games.