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And it includes League of Ireland players like Roberto Lopez, Dawson Devoy, Joe Redmond of St.

Pat's, Podra Gamond of Waterford.

It includes Brian Kerr.

No great surprise there.

Brian was very eloquent on this matter on Virgin Media when it arose, first of all.

kneecap, no surprise, Roddy Collins, Roddy's been talking about this quite a bit, Louise Quinn, the former Irish international, Daniel Lambert of Bohemians, no surprise, Christy Moore, Fontaines, DC, Paul Weller, Stephen Ray, the actor, Mary Coughlin, the musician, these types of people.

And it's along the lines of what you might expect.

It's to the FAI.

They talk about the responsibility to the Irish people whom our country represents.

And they say you must refuse, firstly, on the basis of the clear and ongoing serious breaches of UEFA and FIFA statutes regarding Israeli teams playing on occupied Palestinian lands.

And as a member of UEFA, you have a duty to uphold these rules, even if UEFA will not.

And then secondly, and this is the more emotive one, the basis of a brutal system of apartheid and acts of genocide, both of which are accepted by the Irish government.

It is inconceivable that we would be willing to be silent and give cover to such crimes in the name of football.

We call on you to ensure the Irish football team is not used to mask UEFA rule breaches, apartheid and war crimes and to respect the call to boycott the game by the majority of players, fans and communities across Ireland.

through your leadership and courage, will show the world that whilst others may stand idly by, Ireland will not.

And they say, just as history rightly celebrates the Dunstores workers during South African apartheid, the FAI will be celebrated by future generations of Irish people for doing the right thing when others did not.

Yours in sport, Stop the Game, which is the name of the organisation they're coming in on.

I'm not surprised this...

As happened, I think more pressure will grow as the game approaches.

I think it's a very compelling case, you know.