Raw deal won't derail Pauw and Ireland's World Cup dream

“This is very unfair,” the Ireland boss said of Uefa's plans for the playoffs.

VERA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: Ireland manager Vera Pauw announces her squad at Cadbury HQ in Dublin. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Equality should mean so much more than words, as Vera Pauw is never slow to remind the powerbrokers.

Looming on October 11 is the biggest game in the history of Ireland women’s football, arguably even in female sport.