Ireland squad refuse to shake hands with Israel players and snub national anthem

The Republic of Ireland team bow their heads during the Israeli national anthem (Picture: Getty)

The Republic of Ireland squad refused to shake hands with Israel’s players before Sunday’s controversial UEFA Nations League game.

The Irish squad also bowed their heads during Israel’s national anthem after walking on to the pitch at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary.

Following the anthems, the teams did not line up for the traditional pre-match handshakes and there was no exchance of pennants between the teams.

Republic of Ireland captain Dara O’Shea did not shake hands with Israel skipper Manor Solomon as the referee performed the coin toss before kick-off.

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