IFA receives $1m from world football's governing body

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Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:59

By Q Radio news

The Irish Football Association has received $1m from Fifa to help it cope during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Football's world governing body made similar funds available to every national football association.

IFA Chief Executive David Martin told a Stormont Communities committee the bulk of the money has been passed on to cash strapped local clubs.

He says this amounts to around $800,000.

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