{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66991213e18d4682d7b64eae/69944b36b1ca974bbc0ebd88?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should Ireland play football against Israel?","description":"<p>Sinead and Gavin discuss in-depth the pressing issue of this week, and one that will likely make headlines all year.</p><p><br></p><p>The FAI have been placed in the unenviable position of having to navigate a path out of the crisis which began when Ireland were drawn to play Israel in the Nations League.</p><p><br></p><p>Some 93% of the FAI’s General Assembly have previously voted to suspend Israel from international football, yet the FAI are committed to fulfilling the fixtures.</p><p><br></p><p>Will the games go ahead? Where will they take place? What are the potential sanctions if Ireland boycott the fixtures?</p><p><br></p><p>Can Ireland call Uefa’s bluff? What is the worst they can do to Ireland, for making a moral stand against a country that has breached its own rules?</p>","author_name":"The 42"}