FA warns England fans on ’IRA’ chanting

England have warned fans attending next month’s momentous friendly with Ireland against sectarian chanting.

The English FA felt the need to email their tickets-holders after anti-IRA songs were audible at friendies earlier this season against Scotland and Italy. England manager Roy Hodgson was amongst those to condemn the singing.

Fifa even wrote to the association expressing their concern at the religious and political undertones to the chanting of English fans at the match in Turin two months ago.