Goals from Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan in the space of 12 minutes against Israel on Sunday secured 3 valuable points for Ireland in the Nations League.

The game was overshadowed by events of the previous 24 hours, however, as goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu withdrew from the squad after expressing his discomfort in playing against Israel.

FAI CEO David Courell confirmed in the team’s press conference on Saturday that the players voted in favour of fulfilling the fixture.

How damaging has this weekend been for the reputation of the FAI? Will the team be under pressure to fulfil their “home” fixture this weekend?

Sportswriter Kieran Cunningham and Fintan Drury, journalist and author of ‘Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine’ speak to Matt on The Last Word.

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