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Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

BITESIZE | Emma Byrne: The Irish national team had no choice but to revolt

Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Graham Hunter

Sports, Soccer, Football

4.5863 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today’s story comes from Emma Byrne. The Republic of Ireland’s most capped woman tells us the story of leading a player revolt against the FAI and how it helped to improve the standing of women's football in the country.

Listen to the original full episodes:

Emma Byrne: 'Reaching the World Cup is the Biggest Achievement in Irish Sport' - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

Emma Byrne: 'I was told I wouldn't play any more at 18. I wasn't having it.' - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast



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Graham Hunter, which you can find by searching on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. I think this is accurately quoted from a letter sent to you all then at the point where you were saying these are these are our requests we wouldn't negotiate here's what we'll do if we if we don't get listened to and apparently rude

1:25.0

wrote we would argue to consider seriously both individually and as a group how

1:30.0

your proposed actions could damage your club career, your international reputation

1:34.8

as players and your responsibility to the many young people who looked up to you as role models,

1:40.2

your current stance of making this intonition about PFI representation

1:44.0

will not yield any positive results, but will all likely who damage women's future development.

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In context of not just the qualification campaign and going to the World Cup,

1:55.0

but the clear spur in what more respectful professional treatment has done,

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