The Irish FA will not conduct its own investigation into the matter, leaving it in the hands of the Scottish Premiership side.
The fact was that Kyle hadn't trained since Tuesday." "It will be reported in some quarters as that, and it will be sensationalised, but I'm there for Kyle. In an occasionally tense press conference, Baraclough said a back injury had prevented Lafferty from training and also played a part in the decision to send him home.įurther questions were shut down by Baraclough, but the manager left the door open for 35-year-old Lafferty to potentially return. The veteran Kilmarnock forward is the subject of a club investigation after a video circulated on social media appearing to show him using alleged sectarian language. The Northern Ireland manager, Ian Baraclough, has insisted Kyle Lafferty can still have an international future after the striker was sent
There is one other team in the Nations League that have failed to score a goal in open play. Never mind no wins in five – the worst such run since 2014 under Roy Hodgson – it is only one goal for England during the sequence and that was a Harry Kane penalty against Germany. Before that, there is Monday’s final Nations League tie against Germany at Wembley, which has the look of an even more intimidating assignment. The big question concerns how Southgate and his players will recover before the opening World Cup tie against Iran, whether they can blot out the noise, the stifling narratives that are quickly building. It will also see them play inferior opposition in the Nations League moving forward, reducing the chance to fine-tune against the best. The Nations League demotion stands to affect their Euro 2024 qualification draw. With the World Cup on the horizon in late November, England’s slump has come at the worst time. 01:29 'A step in the right direction’: Southgate positive despite England's loss in Italy – video
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