Saturday, June 25, 2016

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has said he is unhappy about the small number of tickets – just 4,604 – available to the Irish fans for their Euro 2016 last-16 match.

They face hosts France in Lyon tomorrow afternoon at 2pm.

Ireland’s supporters will occupy less than 10% of the seats in the 58,000-capacity stadium.

O’Neill said: “I think it’s totally disproportionate for a stadium of this size and this brilliance, to be allocated less than 5,000 tickets.

“I think it’s pretty unfair really.”


Martin O’Neill during squad training at Stade de Lyon today. Picture: Sportsfile

Earlier, Shane Long said: “It’s scandalous really, considering how good our support is…They come over in their droves, in their thousands: To be fishing around for tickets is not nice.”

Roy Keane also said: “It’s unfair, particularly the way the (fans have) travelled and what they’ve brought to the tournament.”

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