Parrott scores as Ireland play out tetchy draw with Israel

The Republic of Ireland’s hopes of pushing for automatic promotion from their UEFA Nations League group suffered a setback after being held to a 1-1 draw by Israel in their behind closed doors match at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia. Troy Parrott put the Boys in Green ahead with a first-half penalty, but for the second match in a row, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side were unable to hold onto a lead as Israeli captain Dor Peretz equalised at the start of the second half.

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Austrian fightback cancels out Parrott double

Troy Parrott’s double was not enough to earn the Republic of Ireland a second straight win as Austria fought back to draw a Uefa Nations League game twice briefly interrupted by protests in the first half in Dublin. Parrott opened the scoring with a superb solo effort adding a second from the penalty spot but a second half fightback from Austria saw the spoils shared.

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Ireland record convincing win over Israel in controversial clash

Three first-half goals saw the Republic of Ireland claim the first win of their Nations League Group B3 campaign against Israel in Hungary. Three days on from a disappointing defeat in Kosovo, the Irish enjoyed a much better showing in Debrecen as first-half goals from Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan had them clear. Israel pushed for a way back early in the second period but could not get past Caoimhin Kelleher, with the Irish in control for the most part to ease home.

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Lacklustre Ireland succumb to late loss in Kosovo

The Republic of Ireland were left to count the cost of another poor start to a competitive campaign as they fell foul of a late Vedat Muriqi winner in their UEFA Nations League opener in Pristina.

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Gianni Infantino calls crisis meeting as criticism mounts

Under-pressure FIFA president Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with senior staff in Morocco on Wednesday. Senior staff have been asked to attend the meeting in Rabat after the pressure on the Swiss ramped up on Tuesday. Infantino is now set for crunch talks on Wednesday with senior FIFA staff after he was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA’s tournaments.

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