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Irish Soccer team to wear rainbow Jersey in match with US (virtue signal piece)
Sport s Joe ^ | June 2nd 2018 | MATTHEW GAULT

Posted on 06/02/2018 2:49:31 PM PDT by Ennis85

The FAI gets a lot of slack – and maybe rightly so – but they deserve a lot of credit for making a statement in their latest move.

On Friday, the Irish soccer's governing body announced that the Republic of Ireland players will wear jerseys sporting the LGBT rainbow flag when they face the United States at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night.

The numbers on the back of each Ireland player's top will feature rainbow colours as opposed to the traditional white.

The FAI posted an image on Twitter showing the number 4 jersey of John O'Shea, Ireland's defensive stalwart who will turn out for the Boys in Green for the 117th and final time, drawing the curtain on a 17-year international career.

The image was captioned: "The back of match kit. Not just a number, this is a statement. Ireland, supporting #LGBT rights."

https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1002624583193817089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsjoe.ie%2Ffootball%2Ffai-hailed-for-162182

Some on social media complained, saying that it broke UEFA and FIFA rules about political and religious symbols on jerseys. Of course, any rational thinking human being will recognise that homosexuality is nothing to do with politics or religion. What the FAI is doing is simply showing solidarity during Pride Month.

The majority of replies hailed the FAI's move.

https://twitter.com/Miriam_Kennedy/status/1002667756779720704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsjoe.ie%2Ffootball%2Ffai-hailed-for-162182

The friendly in Dublin is Ireland's last match until the Euro Nations League opener against Wales in September.

It is set to be a big night for Graham Burke, who may earn his first start for Ireland.

The Shamrock Rovers striker came off the bench against France in Paris on Monday but may be handed a starting berth by Martin O'Neill with Shane Long out through injury.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: homosexual; homosexualagenda; ireland; lgtb; soccer
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1 posted on 06/02/2018 2:49:32 PM PDT by Ennis85
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Ireland has become of the one world’s most despicable countries. And I’m Irish.


2 posted on 06/02/2018 2:52:02 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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Irish women just GLADLY VOTED to KILL THEIR OWN KIDS!! THIS doesn’t surprise me! SICK!


3 posted on 06/02/2018 2:52:12 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Ireland as a country is dead.
 
4 posted on 06/02/2018 2:53:40 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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5 posted on 06/02/2018 2:55:05 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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BTW I love how the author seems to think this has nothing to do with politics despite the fact he quoted a tweet stating that the FAI were doing this on behalf of whatever they perceive as “LGTB rights”. That involves no politics whatsoever?


6 posted on 06/02/2018 2:58:32 PM PDT by Ennis85
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Some animals are more equal than others...

How about unity for Christians facing genocide from Muslims in the ME?

White farmers in SA?

THE UNBORN?

Nope, nothing political at all

******

Some on social media complained, saying that it broke UEFA and FIFA rules about political and religious symbols on jerseys. Of course, any rational thinking human being will recognise that homosexuality is nothing to do with politics or religion. What the FAI is doing is simply showing solidarity during Pride Month.


7 posted on 06/02/2018 2:58:44 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Uh, will they be adorned with pics of aborted kids? And, what if I’M offended? Oh, I already know. TFB, hater! Right?


8 posted on 06/02/2018 3:00:16 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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The US players better not turn their backs on them.


9 posted on 06/02/2018 3:00:29 PM PDT by Nachoman (Following victory, its best to reload.)
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Ireland won the game 2-1


10 posted on 06/02/2018 3:05:52 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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Someone on our side should bring a model of Noah’s Ark.


11 posted on 06/02/2018 3:05:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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The USA team wore the rainbow jerseys, too. Both nations will be sitting home watching the World Cup on tv this year...I wonder why. Too much virtual signaling and not enough focus, perhaps?


12 posted on 06/02/2018 3:08:10 PM PDT by Mozzafiato
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With 2/3 of the country on their side, the godless in Ireland are rushing to cook up legislation to destroy Christianity as fast as possible.


13 posted on 06/02/2018 3:13:14 PM PDT by madprof98
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I’m second generation Irish. Glad all the smart ones got out years ago.


14 posted on 06/02/2018 3:36:29 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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Most Irish prefer Gaelic football, anyway.


15 posted on 06/02/2018 3:40:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Céad Míle Fágola.


16 posted on 06/02/2018 3:45:05 PM PDT by PTBAA
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“Ireland won the game 2-1”

Fabulous!


17 posted on 06/02/2018 3:46:04 PM PDT by PTBAA
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Fabulous!

Another co-opted word


18 posted on 06/02/2018 3:59:07 PM PDT by Surrounded_too
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Vice signaling?


19 posted on 06/02/2018 3:59:20 PM PDT by Czech_Occidentalist
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The land of my ancestors (the last of whom left in 1882) is,today,just another filthy little European cesspool.
20 posted on 06/02/2018 4:15:49 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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