Midfielder is one of five Republic of Ireland players to have signed letter objecting to sponsorship deal
The Republic of Ireland's Lily Agg is one of more than a hundred players to have written to Fifa to object to Saudi Aramco being accepted as sponsors of the 2027 World Cup. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho, along with fellow Irish internationals Diane Caldwell, Kyra Carusa, Ciara Grant and Sinead Farrelly, expressed disappointment without being surprised by the lack of a response.
Malachy Clerkin: Ireland can’t afford to miss the women’s Euros - once momentum is lost, it’s hard to get backThe players asked Infantino to “imagine LGBTQ+ players, many of whom are heroes of our sport, being expected to promote Saudi Aramco during the 2027 World Cup, the national oil company of a regime that criminalises the relationships that they are in and the values they stand for?”.
Ireland players arrived in camp on Monday, with fitness concerns around Megan Campbell, Heather Payne and Aoife Mannion. Shane O’Connor was not receiving 24-hour one-to-one supervision in hospital before suicide, inquest hears‘Housing? I have to admit to being comfortable and it’s not affecting me’: Polarised views in south and west DublinSéamas O’Reilly: ‘My little boy is the same age now as I was when my mother died’My driving instructor texted me: ‘Things aren’t working out.
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