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What sparked the racism row involving Adam Idah and Israeli fans?
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Hello and welcome to Monday's Football Daily. I'm Phil Egan. A racism route could be on the cards with the FAI looking into allegations Adam Eda was racially abused by Israeli fans. Shelburne deny at loan, a back-to-back double by lifting the FAI Cup. And Katie McCabe gets a win with Chelsea against her former club Arsenal in the WSL. But first the FAI say they'll review video evidence of alleged racism from Israel fans. Towards Adam Eda to decide if they'll make a complaint to UEFA. Jason Mulumbi urged the referee to listen to the chance heard late in the first half of Ireland's three nil win in Hungary last night. But because the incident wasn't reported on the pitch's racism, UEFA didn't open an investigation.
National anthem last night and wore black armbands amid calls to them to boycott the match due to the ongoing war in Gaza. The squad flew back to Dublin after last night's win into Bretchen. Next up is Thursday night's game against Austria at the Aviva. Meanwhile, Paul Cook, president of the FAI, has defended the association's handling of events this week. In a media huddle, he criticised reporters and placed the blame on them for the pressure that was put on the players not to fulfill the games with Israel.
I think first first of all, before we even get into that, I think if you look at the courage, the performance, the way they conducted themselves, everybody that was here tonight those six quite the odd players that talked out, you know, as a nation, as a country, as a footballing organisation which should be so proud of them in the face of the difficulties that they encountered. So for a Pete you think you've handled the week quite well. I think the week went as well as could be expected in the face of, I would say, unprecedented Um coverage and the way some people conduct to themselves. And I'm not referring to anybody in the camp. Okay.
How is the FAI reviewing video evidence and possible UEFA complaints?
Here I am. And I'm not refining. I'm referring to the way some of you have behaved. in some respects, right? The od the the pressure, the way some some of the stories have been chased. I worked in media forty five years. I thought journalists were meant to be balanced and reflect. Two sides of an opinion. I haven't seen that. That's just my personal guide. What side's been lacking? Well, as to why the game should be played. It has never been I have never seen a piece from any wonder of ye here. I'm sorry I don't know you. I have never seen a piece from any of ye saying why should the game be played. The case for playing the game.
Well then you may use you were making that case.
W well, sorry, no. You were well I've never seen you were just knocking it. But anyway, I'm not going to get it. But that's but in the face of that, that was what made it quite difficult for everybody, right? I've never seen we well, we made the case in Paris, and everybody was just picking holes in it. The reality here is we all know what the sanctions will be, which is two three nil defeats. We all know that the and then there's undetermined sanctions. Southampton gotta taste the what an an undetermined sanction would be. Um so but I've never seen anyone fake that. What the we are charged in football with what like with what is good for Irish football and the future of Irish football. That's a weird tradition.
And what was like lot in a lot of this was the decision that the board took, first of all, that was endorsed by our members. Well nearly a over two thirds majority to play the game. That is football democracy and transparency. A lot of you might remember, back in the days, there was never that. But this is what no I heard nobody actually saying in most people. Anybody's I had this earlier on today somewhere. Anybody actually saying that the football community have spoken to play the game, which they have.
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