Irish Coach Halts Press Conference After Israeli Journalist's Question
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
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- Irish coach ended press conference over a question about player insults.
- The question concerned alleged 'monkey' comments by Irish players towards Israelis.
- The incident occurred before Ireland's UEFA Nations League match against Israel.
- Irish goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu had previously withdrawn from matches.
- Ireland had faced calls to boycott the game against Israel.
The press conference for the Irish national football team was abruptly ended on Saturday, the day before their UEFA Nations League match against Israel. The team's Icelandic coach, Haimeir Hallgrímsson, refused to answer a question posed by an Israeli journalist regarding allegations that Irish players had called Israeli players "monkeys" during their previous match. According to Israeli public broadcasting, the reporter from Israeli Sports Channel asked the question. An official from the media team then intervened, took the microphone from the journalist, and the coach left the room. This incident occurs just before the scheduled match on Sunday in Bačka Topola, Serbia. Their previous encounter ended with Ireland winning 3-0 in Hungary. The earlier match had been preceded by protests and calls in Ireland for a boycott of the game against Israel. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu had withdrawn from both matches before Ireland confirmed its participation.
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