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This is an Irish Independent Podcast. Hi everybody, Will here and we are doubling up on football for the week that's in it. Yesterday I discussed the end of the opening block of club games with Miguel Delaney and Richard Fitzpatrick but now it is time to turn our attention to an international window unlike any we have seen before. Ireland were drawn in this Nations League group 222 days ago. For comparison, it was 126 days between drawing Cechi in the playoff and playing them. So if this build-up seems particularly lengthy, that's because it is. We've had a lot of time to think, to talk, to debate this window, whether the game should be going ahead. Now we're here. On Thursday night, Ireland will play their 23rd Nations League B fixture against Kosovo in Pristina.
There's an interesting political backdrop there as well at the moment. And after that, it is off to Hungary, to their second largest city, Debrecen, for the first of two games against Israel. That's technically Israel's home game, so they will have fans in the stadium. No tickets are made available to Irish fans. Let's see how that ends up working on Sunday, Debrecen. Then on Thursday week, Austria come to the Viva Stadium before Heimir had Grimsonside finish the window with their second game against Israel, this time completely behind closed doors in the Serbian city of Baka Topola. In just a minute, I'm going to be joined by Aidan Fitzmaurice. He is at the Fadil Vakiri Stadium in Kosovo to discuss all the bubbling storylines as we enter this unprecedented fortnight.
But I'm also conscious that although the politics of sport is dominating this period from an Irish perspective, There are some really interesting storylines happening elsewhere in international football. We have Klopp in Germany, we have Zidane in France, we have Xavi in the Netherlands. So on part two, Jonathan Wilson is going to join me as we navigate this interesting new era of international football. Football coverage on Indosport is in association with Sports Extra from Sky, which is Premier Sports and TNT Sports in one subscription. With Sports Extra, you can watch every Champions League and Europa League game, the Premier League Saturday lunchtime kick-offs on TNT Sport and the 3pm games on Premier Sport.
Get Sports Extra on Sky or stream it with now. Let's get over to Pristina and hear from Aidan Fitzmaurice. Aidan, how are you? Well, thanks, Will. Good. Yeah, nice looking backdrop there. I know you're near the stadium where Ireland will play on Thursday. It's funny that we're finally here. Seven months ago, the UEFA Nations League draw put Ireland into this group. There's been a very long build-up, as we know. Lots of debate and discussion. Now that it's finally here, it's hard to know. Do we go Kosovo first? Do we talk about the Israel situation? Do we talk about the politics of it all? Where does the football fit in, if anywhere? How are you feeling about it all now that it's finally here?
Very conflicted and very unsettled. I covered my first match professionally as a journalist in 1996, Mick McCarthy's first game, first time around. So being on the road with Ireland for 30 years, I've covered every home game. The majority were away games. The Euro 2000 campaign was difficult because it was against the backdrop of the cost of a war related to where we are. Matches being moved, sanctions, everything else.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–7:09
2
What is the political backdrop for Ireland’s Nations League match in Kosovo?
7:09–19:45
3
How has the Israel FA responded to Heimir Hallgrímsson’s pre‑match comments?
19:45–21:42
4
Why is media coverage this window different from previous international windows?
21:42–32:32
5
How are Irish players coping with the pressure and online abuse surrounding the Israel game?
32:32–1:00:01
Speakers
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