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# Controversy

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Irish ambassador 'surprised' at Israel's criticism over Taoiseach's Emily Hand statement
Ireland’s Ambassador to Israel Sonya McGuinness was summoned by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen after he condemned Leo Varadkar’s use of the word “lost” in relation to Emily.
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Last month
November 2023
Ex-Aston Villa player sacked after posts on Israel-Hamas war
Bundesliga club Mainz have terminated the contract of Anwar El Ghazi.
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Nov 3rd 2023, 6:56 PM
Rangers face potential sanction after fans force suspension of play
Gers supporters set off fire alarms during their match at Dundee last night.
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This year
2023
'Reckless': Wayne Rooney fumes as ref fails to give penalty for Bazunu 'moment of madness'
Southampton move up to fourth in the Championship with a 3-1 win against Rooney’s Birmingham.
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Oct 28th 2023, 6:13 PM
No suspension for Bayern Munich star over pro-Palestinian posts
Noussair Mazraoui’s messages have since been deleted.
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Oct 20th 2023, 5:24 PM
Liverpool ask for VAR audio after disallowed goal
The club are understood to have formally requested the audio of the conversation between the officials from the PGMOL.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 7:13 PM
Victor Osimhen may sue Napoli over social media video mocking striker
The Italian football club shared an odd video to TikTok seemingly mocking their own player.
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Sep 27th 2023, 8:38 AM
Ex-Spain football boss in court over World Cup kiss scandal
Luis Rubiales has repeatedly insisted the act was consensual.
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Sep 15th 2023, 5:00 PM
'I am not a racist' - France lock Bastien Chalureau denies racist remarks
The Montpellier second row shed tears as he addressed the media.
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Sep 5th 2023, 8:34 AM
French World Cup build-up overshadowed by Chalureau race case
The 31-year-old, who has been capped six times, has appealed against the conviction.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 10:49 PM
Daniel Dubois’ camp to lobby for no contest after controversial low blow call
Promoter Frank Warren said the contest was spoiled by the referee’s decision to allow Usyk to recover after he was buckled by a low blow in the fifth.
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Aug 27th 2023, 11:56 AM
Spanish football chief Rubiales to quit over World Cup kiss scandal - reports
Rubiales has faced heavy criticism and calls for him to resign.
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Aug 24th 2023, 9:38 PM
Spanish football chief Rubiales to quit over World Cup kiss scandal - reports
Rubiales has faced heavy criticism and calls for him to resign.
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Aug 24th 2023, 9:01 PM
Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales
Rubiales has faced heavy criticism and calls to resign in relation to his conduct at the World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday.
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Aug 24th 2023, 2:03 PM
Spanish FA president criticised for kissing player
Jenni Hermoso has defended Luis Rubiales after he came under fire.
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Aug 20th 2023, 8:43 PM
Referee and VAR officials stood down after failing to award Wolves penalty
Gary O’Neil claims referees’ boss Jon Moss apologised to him after Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic.
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Aug 15th 2023, 1:58 PM
Irish Wildlife Trust officer resigns after claiming farming groups are becoming far right
Pádraic Fogarty announced his resignation this morning, after the IWT edited the blog post to remove some political references.
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Jul 23rd 2023, 1:48 PM
16-year-old Wimbledon starlet unrepentant over handshake controversy
Mirra Andreeva will continue to work on her attitude after being given a point penalty for throwing her racket during a fourth-round loss to Madison Keys.
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Jul 11th 2023, 8:27 AM
PSG boss arrested in discrimination probe
Christophe Galtier was held for questioning along with his son.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:30 PM
The Tubridy pay scandal explained: What it's all about and what might happen next
The controversy has posed major questions for RTÉ and the presenter himself.
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Jun 23rd 2023, 5:20 PM
Ireland U21s game abandoned after alleged racial abuse
Jim Crawford’s side had been leading the friendly game against Kuwait 3-0.
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Jun 19th 2023, 8:20 PM
Ireland U21s game abandoned after alleged racial abuse
Jim Crawford’s side had been leading the friendly game against Kuwait 3-0.
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Jun 19th 2023, 8:14 PM
Everton being sued by Carlo Ancelotti
A claim has been filed in the commercial court, part of the High Court, in London and relates to ‘general commercial contracts and arrangements’.
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Jun 12th 2023, 6:05 PM
French Open doubles pair disqualified after Miyu Kato hits ball girl with ball
The incident comes a day after 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva admitted she feared she would be defaulted after she angrily swiped a ball into the crowd.
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Jun 5th 2023, 11:28 AM
Uefa charge Mourinho for abusing referee after Europa League final
Roma lost to Sevilla in a penalty shootout.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 3:46 PM
French Open crowd boo Ukraine's Kostyuk for not shaking hands with Belarusian Sabalenka
Sabalenka initially thought she was being booed, and Kostyuk said the crowd should be ‘embarrassed.’
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May 28th 2023, 3:54 PM
EPCR to investigate reported altercation at half time of Champions Cup final
Coaches and players from both teams were allegedly involved in an incident.
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May 20th 2023, 9:57 PM
Two Ligue 1 players refuse to play in protest at anti-homophobia campaign
Toulouse’s Zakaria Aboukhlal and Nantes’ Mostafa Mohamed were omitted from the teamsheets on Sunday.
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May 14th 2023, 4:41 PM
Former France international critical of Top 14 club Clermont over concussion
Sebastien Vahaamahina has been forced into retirement.
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May 6th 2023, 1:57 PM
Jurgen Klopp backs Liverpool amid British national anthem controversy
King Charles III’s coronation will be marked at Anfield this weekend.
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May 5th 2023, 7:31 PM
Russian embassy's 'chilling' comments on Finbar Cafferkey death slammed by TDs
The embassy said statements by the Tánaiste could be seen as encouraging Irish people to fight in Ukraine, which would make Ireland a ‘direct participant of the conflict’.
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Apr 29th 2023, 2:20 PM
Wild Youth 'focused on Eurovision' after controversy over former creative director's tweets
The band ‘cut ties’ with creative director Ian Banham yesterday.
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Apr 26th 2023, 4:05 PM
Niall Collins: How Limerick County Council came to sell land to the Fianna Fáil TD's wife
Collins had not responded to the allegations until last night.
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Apr 25th 2023, 4:53 PM
Villarreal's Baena reports attack to police, after alleged 'punch' by Real Madrid star
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas did not include any reference to the incident in his report from the game.
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Apr 10th 2023, 8:59 PM
Cork city councillors 'stunned' after tense and abrupt end to eviction ban meeting
Sinn Féin have claimed FG and FF breached council standing orders.
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Apr 4th 2023, 2:46 PM
Barry Cowen sorry 'if people find' comparison between eviction ban and free sweets offensive
‘It wasn’t my intention to offend them. Sure what more much more do you want me to say?’ the TD told Claire Byrne.
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Mar 30th 2023, 1:33 PM
BBC urged to get a ‘grip’ as Match of the Day 2 set to air without presenters
Sunday’s Women’s Super League coverage featured a reduced format.
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Mar 12th 2023, 6:08 PM
QUIZ: How much do you know about these controversial Oscars moments?
Only last year, the infamous Will Smith Oscars slap broke the internet, and helped to boost publicity massively for the awards.
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Mar 11th 2023, 10:00 PM
Barcelona charged with corruption over referee payments
Two of the club’s former presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell and the former refereeing chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira are facing the same charge.
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Mar 10th 2023, 3:44 PM
Support for unvaccinated Djokovic's bid to enter US
The Serbian star is currently barred from entering the country.
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