Fifa pay $1.5m coronavirus grant to FAI

The cash injection will be gladly received by the FAI, given their state grants remain frozen until radical governance reforms are introduced

The FAI is to receive a $1.5m (€1.28m) grant and an interest-free loan of $5m (€4.25m) from Fifa as part of the world governing body’s Covid-19 fighting fund.

Earmarked within that payout to each of the 211 members is a ringfenced amount of $500,000 for women’s football, while borrowings will be made available for federations worst hit by the pandemic.