Fai covid Archives - SportsNewsIreland https://63.35.82.174/tag/fai-covid Sports News, Live GAA scores, GAA fixtures Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:42:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.sportsnewsireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sni-icon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Fai covid Archives - SportsNewsIreland https://63.35.82.174/tag/fai-covid 32 32 229439223 Liam Scales has been called up for Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/liam-scales-has-been-called-up-for-the-ireland-team https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/liam-scales-has-been-called-up-for-the-ireland-team#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:41:12 +0000 https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=21482 Celtic defender Liam Scales has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the matches against Azerbaijan and Qatar The 23-year old defender has been called up in place of Swansea City defender Ryan Manning who had to withdraw from the squad with injury. Scales linked up with the squad before departure to […]

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]]> Celtic defender Liam Scales has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the matches against Azerbaijan and Qatar

The 23-year old defender has been called up in place of Swansea City defender Ryan Manning who had to withdraw from the squad with injury.

Scales linked up with the squad before departure to Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday and will be available for the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier on Saturday, October 9 as well as the international friendly against Qatar on Tuesday, October 12.

 

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has also spoken in a press conference about the recent news that striker Callum Robinson has chosen not to be vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus.

When asked if he would drop the player due to this, Kenny thought that it would be ‘radical’ and said he would not at this time.

Speaking to the press Robinson, explained his decision: “It’s obviously annoying that I’ve caught it twice but I haven’t been vaccinated. Further down the line I could change my mind and want to do it, but at this moment in time I haven’t been vaccinated.”

Republic of Ireland Squad v Azerbaijan / v Qatar

Goalkeepers: Gavin Bazunu (Portsmouth, on loan from Manchester City), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth).

Defenders: Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur), Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion), John Egan (Sheffield United), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City), Nathan Collins (Burnley), Liam Scales (Celtic).

Midfielders: Josh Cullen (Anderlecht), Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Harry Arter (Nottingham Forest), Jamie McGrath (St. Mirren), Jason Knight (Derby County).

Attackers: Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion), Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion), James Collins (Cardiff City), Daryl Horgan (Wycombe Wanderers), Adam Idah (Norwich City), Troy Parrott (MK Dons, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Will Keane (Wigan Athletic), Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United).

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]]> https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/liam-scales-has-been-called-up-for-the-ireland-team/feed 0 21482 FAI to investigate second potential false positive test https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer-irish/fai-to-investigate-second-potential-false-positive-test https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer-irish/fai-to-investigate-second-potential-false-positive-test#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:35:32 +0000 https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=9670 The FAI has confirmed that a member of Stephen Kenny’s Ireland squad has returned a negative result from a second COVID-19 test today after first returning a positive result from a UEFA test undertaken on Sunday evening. The player – who cannot be named at this time – first received a positive result from the […]

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]]> The FAI has confirmed that a member of Stephen Kenny’s Ireland squad has returned a negative result from a second COVID-19 test today after first returning a positive result from a UEFA test undertaken on Sunday evening.

The player – who cannot be named at this time – first received a positive result from the UEFA testers on Monday morning in the latest round of UEFA testing for COVID-19 ahead of the Nations League game against Finland in Helsinki on Wednesday.

The FAI medical team then organised a second test for the player which returned a negative result this afternoon.

The player will now be retested as soon as possible before the team’s flight to Finland on Tuesday morning. The HSE and UEFA have been informed of this result.

This latest issue follows confirmation by the HSE on Sunday that an FAI staff employee who was tested positive in a UEFA test in Bratislava last Wednesday – a test later deemed to be a ‘false positive’ result – is now COVID-19 free.

Interim CEO of the FAI Gary Owens said: “This negative result following a positive has been reported to UEFA and the HSE and we are in communication with both UEFA and the HSE regarding the player’s availability for the Finland game.”

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]]> https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer-irish/fai-to-investigate-second-potential-false-positive-test/feed 0 9670 FAI confirms positive COVID-19 test for backroom team member https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer-irish/fai-confirms-positive-covid-19-test-for-backroom-team-member https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer-irish/fai-confirms-positive-covid-19-test-for-backroom-team-member#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:37:03 +0000 https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=9333 The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that a member of the international team backroom staff has tested positive for Coronavirus. COVID-19 protocols have now been executed and contact tracing has resulted in two additional staff members now restricting their movements. All three backroom staff members are asymptomatic and are well. The two close contacts […]

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]]> The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that a member of the international team backroom staff has tested positive for Coronavirus.

COVID-19 protocols have now been executed and contact tracing has resulted in two additional staff members now restricting their movements. All three backroom staff members are asymptomatic and are well. The two close contacts have tested negative. All players, management team and other backroom staff members have also tested negative.

Public Health has been informed and have written to the FAI confirming compliance with public health advice and permission for the squad, coaching staff and the rest of the backroom team to travel to Slovakia this afternoon.

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