Irish FA CEO Patrick Nelson “My friend can’t believe I get paid to do this for a living”

On Wednesday Belfast stages the UEFA Super Cup; could it be a prelude to being part of the Britain and Ireland World Cup bid?

IFA is the world’s fourth oldest Football Association and holds significant power in world football, with IFAB representation and its third FIFA vice president in a generation.

IFA runs on a modest £17.5 million budget, but the federation is “holding ourselves to a higher standard than we did before” with recent Euro qualification for men’s and women’s teams just the start.