Fai Reports Alleged Racist Comments In U15s Match

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has reported 3 alleged incidents of racism successful a Republic of Ireland Under-15s match.

The Republic were playing nan United Arab Emirates astatine nan Torneo Delle Nazioni tourney successful Italy connected Thursday.

Archie Quinn scored doubly successful a 2-0 win, but nan FAI says 3 abstracted comments, made to 2 Irish players, person been reported to lucifer officials and tourney organisers.

Jason Donogue, caput coach of Ireland's Boys Under-15s, says players and unit were "appalled" that nan alleged incident could hap successful younker football.

"The players progressive person our support, arsenic do their families and team-mates," he said.

"We person a work to our players and staff, coming and future, to telephone retired incidents for illustration this and afloat expect nan applicable bodies to analyse this and use beardown disciplinary action."

The UAE shot relation and Torneo Delle Nazioni organisers person been contacted for comment.

The FAI made a title to Uefa successful March aft a Republic of Ireland Under-17s subordinate was allegedly subjected to racist comments successful an Elite Phase qualifier pinch Poland.

In June 2023 the Irish Under-21 players walked disconnected nan pitch aft a subordinate was allegedly racially abused successful a crippled pinch Kuwait.

That lucifer was abandoned and nan Kuwait Football Association rejected nan claims, but nary charges were brought by world governing assemblage Fifa.