Football has won: Irish players decide to play against Israel despite calls for boycott

"Football has won": the Israeli federation welcomed with relief the Irish players' decision not to boycott the Nations League match against Israel scheduled for tomorrow in Debrecen. After excited hours, in fact, despite the request of some players of the national clover team not to take to the field in protest against the war in Gaza, the yes motion prevailed.

"What satisfies us today is that football has won - the note from the Israeli Football Federation -. Those who wanted to intimidate, divide and transform the football pitch into a political arena have certainly lost."