LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson has written to fans asking them to behave in Wednesday's friendly against Ireland, the first meeting between the rivals since English hooligans caused the abandonment of a match in Dublin in 1995.
The FA fears anti-Irish Republican Army (IRA) chanting at the Wembley fixture, especially as the game comes after the far right English Defence League gained publicity for protests against the murder of a soldier in London by alleged Islamic extremists.
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