'You cannot take the microphone from me, you cannot touch me. You cannot take it.'This is how Ireland's press conference abruptly ended, after a 'verbal attack' by Israeli reporters on head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson. pic.twitter.com/wzfpgOlXHi

"Pemain anda memanggil pemain kami kami dengan kata-kata 'monyet'," tanya si wartawan Israel.

"Itu tidak benar. Mereka bohong," balas Crowley, melansir BBC.

"Baiklah untuk itu kami sudahi konferensi pers ini," lanjut Crowley.

Staf di ruang konferensi pers kemudian coba merebut mikropon dari wartawan Israel. Si wartawan kemudian menolaknya.