While some use the football field as their political theatre, for us this is personal.
1939: Irish players raised their arms in salute to Nazi Germany.
2026: Irish players bowed their heads during Israel’s anthem.
Different generations. The same moral blindness.
Today, Israel’s players wear black armbands to remember those brutally massacred by Hamas on October 7 - including former professional footballer Lior Asulin.
Some of us have skin in the game. Others just make a show of it.