VIDEO: McCarthy 'hugely disappointed' but 'fully supports' FAI decision

“I said in December 2018 when I took the job that I’d be leaving on July 31 2020 come what may and that’s still the case, albeit of course it’s been brought forward because of what’s happening worldwide,” he said.

A gracious Mick McCarthy has said that while it is “hugely disappointing” for him not to get the chance to see if he could lead Ireland to the European Championships next summer, in the “extraordinary circumstances” brought about by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic he “fully supports” the decision to bring forward the FAI succession plan which now sees

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