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IFA will not appeal FIFA fine
- Updated: December 21, 2016
The Irish Football Association has announced it will not appeal against the fine imposed by FIFA following acts of remembrance at the Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan game on Armistice Day.
The IFA was fined 15,000 Swiss francs (£11,769) by world football’s governing body for displays of the poppy during the November 11 match in Belfast.
Following a board meeting on Wednesday night, the IFA expressed its “severe disappointment” at the fine and reprimand – but has decided against challenging the …