Ireland’s comfortable win over Israel cannot dispel controversy | Nations League
By: Paul MacInnes at Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen | Published: 2026-09-27 21:24:03 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Football and politics are inseparable in the modern world, no matter how many people wish that weren’t true. But whether the beautiful game can ease the ills of our age is another matter. After a week in which the issue of Irish support for the people of Gaza had turned this fixture into a battle of conscience, the outcome of this underwhelming match ultimately felt inconsequential.
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