FAI president Paul Cooke faces the media after Ireland’s Nations League game with Israel — and Off The Ball Breakfast plays his full, combative exchange in full.

Cooke insists the decision to fulfil the fixture was “football democracy”, hits out at the coverage around the camp, and is repeatedly pressed on sanctions, player consultation and what would’ve happened if the squad had voted not to play.

Matthew Brennan and Dara Smith-Naughton dig into the messy fallout: the Gavin Bazunu situation, the divisiveness of a player vote, the lack of clear FAI leadership, and how much damage this week may have done to the team’s bond with the public.

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