The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) president Paul Cooke says the possible sanctions the Republic of Ireland could have faced over its Nations League match against Israel were still not clearly determined. He made the comment after the Republic of Ireland wins the match 3-0, despite controversy surrounding the fixture.
Cooke says the FAI does not know what additional penalties might have been imposed had the team not played. Multiple outlets report he described any potential sanctions as “undetermined,” indicating that the outcomes were not fully established at the time of his remarks. The coverage focuses on uncertainty about what consequences could have applied, rather than detailing specific sanctions.
Across the reports, the core point is the same: the FAI’s understanding of further sanctions remains unclear, and Cooke frames this as an open question even after the match goes ahead and is played to completion.
