FAI to plead case to NPHET ahead of Sofia trip

Bulgaria have omitted Covid-19 victim Kiril Despodov from their squad to face Ireland in next month's Uefa Nations League Group B4 opener.

Uefa informed both associations on Wednesday that the fixture on September 3 will proceed at Sofia’s Vasil Levski Stadium despite Bulgaria’s high case rate of coronavirus. Hungary and Greece are on standby as potential neutral countries.