Aaron Connolly has been ruled out of Ireland's playoff against Slovakia. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileAaron Connolly and Adam Idah were dramatically ruled out of Ireland's Euro 2020 playoff with Slovakia at the last minute after it emerged that a second FAI staff member had tested positive for Covid-19. It subsequently emerged that Connolly and Idah were absent for non-football reasons, although Stephen Kenny did not give the reason in his pre-match interview. The Ireland squad and staff will be tested, as per UEFA protocols, in Dublin on Friday. "The FAI will not make any further comment ahead of tonight’s UEFA EURO 2020 Play-Off Semi-Final against Slovakia"Online Editors

Source: Irish Independent October 08, 2020 18:21 UTC