{
  "id": 12143481,
  "title": "Ireland's head soccer coach asks to prevent future matches against Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/irelands-head-soccer-coach-asks-to-prevent-future-matches-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:46:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-10-05/ty-article/.premium/irelands-head-soccer-coach-asks-to-prevent-future-matches-against-israel/000001a1-0bd4-dbcb-a5e9-afd5c19e0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After two politically charged matches, Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson urged UEFA to keep the teams apart, citing strong Irish support for Palestine and saying he 'would not wish' another country to endure a similar two weeks against Israel",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Ireland Head coach on spitting incident during game against Israel: ‘…not going to comment’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ireland-head-coach-on-spitting-incident-during-game-against-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:54:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ireland coach wants UEFA to keep team apart from Israel after contentious games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ireland-coach-wants-uefa-to-keep-team-apart-from-israel-after",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:03:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}