周六，在爱尔兰与以色列即将进行欧国联比赛之际，由于双方关系紧张，爱尔兰足球官员与以色列记者发生了冲突。
Irish soccer officials and Israeli journalists clashed on Saturday amid the heightened tension between the two teams ahead of their Nations League match in Serbia.
在新闻发布会上，一名记者询问了本周早些时候迪拜航空事件后爱尔兰球员对巴勒斯坦人的态度。爱尔兰足球协会的传播主管基兰·克劳利试图打断该问题，称只希望听到与足球相关的问题。
The press conference started with one journalist asking about Irish players’ support of Palestinians after the Flydubai incident earlier in the week. Football Association of Ireland (FAI) communications manager Kieran Crowley tried to shut down the question, saying they only wanted "football questions." THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
随后，另一名以色列记者询问有关爱尔兰球员对以色列球员发表种族歧视言论的指控，克劳利对此予以坚决否认。“这完全不符合事实，”克劳利大声回应道。不久之后，新闻发布会便结束了。
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! Then, another Israeli journalist asked about allegations that Irish players made racist comments toward Israeli players, which Crowley vehemently denied. "That’s completely untrue," Crowley shouted back. The press conference ended shortly afterward.
爱尔兰在欧国联的首场比赛中以3比0战胜了以色列。这场比赛是在爱尔兰球员投票决定是否参赛后才得以进行的。比赛中，爱尔兰球员佩戴黑色臂章，并拒绝与以色列球员握手以示抗议。
CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Ireland defeated Israel 3-0 in their first meeting in the Nations League. The match occurred only after Irish players took a vote on whether to go ahead with the game. Irish players wore black armbands and refused to shake Israeli players’ hands in protest.
由于以色列对2023年10月7日哈马斯恐怖袭击事件的应对方式引发争议，爱尔兰国内要求国家队抵制该场比赛的呼声不断。此次袭击导致超过1000名以色列人丧生。
Ireland has put pressure on the soccer team to boycott the match over Israel’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks, which left more than 1,000 Israelis dead.
今年6月，爱尔兰足球协会以“运营原因”为由将比赛场地改至中立国。首场比赛在匈牙利举行，本周日的比赛则将在塞尔维亚进行。
The FAI moved the match to a neutral venue for "operational reasons" in June. The first match was placed in Hungary and Sunday’s match will take place in Serbia.
11月，爱尔兰足球协会曾提议呼吁欧足联禁止以色列参加各类俱乐部及国际赛事。不过该协会最终并未响应抵制号召，理由是此举可能导致球队遭到欧足联的处罚。
In November, the FAI put forth a motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from club and international competition. The FAI, however, has resisted calls for a boycott, arguing the team could be hit with UEFA sanctions.