Pro-Palestinian Tennis Ball Protest Disrupts Ireland-Qatar Football Match

Ireland's soccer coach says pro-Palestinian tennis ball protest 'kills the game'

Ireland fans throwing tennis balls onto the pitch in a pro-Palestinian protest “kills the game," national team coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said. Irish activists who want the country's soccer federation to boycott Nations League games against Israel interrupted Ireland's match against Qatar on Thursday by hurling tennis balls onto the field in the first half at Aviva Stadium.