“We can confirm that prior to the match, both teams agreed that there would not be a penalty shootout in the event of a draw

“It has since written to Fifa to explain its reasoning.

“Following an FAI board meeting, the decision was taken to rescind the letter of support that the Association supplied earlier this year

“Atkinson didn't know the curfew was in place.

“they no longer went to his matches because of the abuse he received

“businesses were "of course … going to grumble" about the policy

“We take our responsibilities as a member association of both Uefa and Fifa seriously

“there was some "ambiguity" around the regulations