Cork lead Munster uprising against 'apartheid' FAI summer soccer plan

The Association have made grants for next month’s Gaynor and Kennedy Cup conditional on switching to the summer season.

POLITICAL FOOTBALL: It was made clear during FAI-hosted webinars this week that payment hinged on applicants expressing intent to switch their schedules to comply with the association’s wishes. Pic: INPHO

The FAI’s ploy of making grants for next month’s Gaynor and Kennedy Cup conditional on switching to summer season has met a backlash from the majority of leagues in Munster.

Instead of approving the annual grant to the Schoolboys/girls’ FAI of €160,000, around half the cost of running the underage tournaments at University Limerick, the FAI invited applications from leagues of the 50 participating teams.