Shane Duffy put in a man of the match performance last night against Hungary in and the man from Derry was asked about the Hungary players refusing to take the knee and their supporters booing the Irish players for doing so.
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“It’s a difficult time for everyone,” Duffy said after the stalemate. “We have our stances on it and we decided, as a nation, that we were going to do it and we stand by that.
“Everyone’s got their opinions but hopefully we made the right choice.”
🗣"I was quite disappointed."
Republic of Ireland players including Chiedozie Ogbene, Adam Idah & Shane Duffy react to Hungary fans booing the taking of the knee pic.twitter.com/l4SiI0CAfY
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) June 9, 2021
Hungary fans boo the Republic of Ireland players taking the knee in Budapest https://t.co/n3vd2sk3dM #RTEsoccer pic.twitter.com/C1qgLVbYho
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) June 8, 2021