The Republic of Ireland will face England in a friendly international in London next year but an exact date has yet to be confirmed.
Talks between the two associations are ongoing and believed to include plans for another match in Dublin, writes Carl O’Malley.
Responding to reports claiming the first game at Wembley is scheduled for May next year, the FAI yesterday said: “The reports in principle are correct and we expect to announce something with the FA in the next 48 hours.
The two sides haven’t met in a full international game since the abandoned friendly played in Lansdowne Road in 1995, with previous plans for a rematch in subsequent years falling through.
If staged in May, the game would act as warm up for Ireland ahead of a home meeting with the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier in June.
At present, England have a vacant slot in May ahead of a tour of South America the following month, planned as part of the FA’s 150th anniversary.
A second friendly between the two nations at the Aviva Stadium is also expected to be confirmed for 2014, 19 years after rioting English fans forced the game to be abandoned shortly after David Kelly had given the home side a 21st-minute lead.
