The Irish Football Association is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for the whole of Ireland until the FAI split away. The IFA has a permanent seat on the See more

Sectarian tensions have long been a cause of conflict at football matches in Northern Ireland, and crowd trouble marred games throughout the twentieth century. In 1949, Belfast Celtic withdrew from the Irish League after years of sectarian crowd … See more

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The domestic league is the NIFL Premiership. Some of the major teams include Linfield, Crusaders, Cliftonville and See more

The Northern Ireland national football team is one of the oldest international teams in the world, it was founded in 1880. It originally played as the Ireland national team until … See more

• Roberts, Benjamin. Gunshots & Goalposts: The Story of Northern Irish Football.
• Marshall, … See more