 Today the southern association is known as the [[Football Association of Ireland]] (FAI).Despite being initially blacklisted by the [[Home Nations]]' associations, the FAI was recognised by [[FIFA]] in 1923 and organised its first international fixture in 1926 (against [[Italy national football team|Italy]]).However, both the IFA and FAI continued to select their teams from the whole of Ireland, with some players earning international caps for matches with both teams.