Association football in Northern Ireland

Association football in Northern Ireland
CountryNorthern Ireland
Governing bodyIrish Football Association
National team(s)Northern Ireland national football team
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Association football in Northern Ireland, widely known as football or sometimes as soccer (to avoid confusion with Gaelic football), is one of the most popular sports in Northern Ireland. The governing body in Northern Ireland is the Irish Football Association (IFA) (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland [FAI] in the Republic of Ireland). Gaelic football, rugby union and association football are the most popular sports in Northern Ireland.[1]

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

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