Diplomatic relations between Ireland and France have crumbled ahead of the two nation’s World Cup qualifying playoff, according to alleged letters between the two nations allegedly leaked to an alleged Irish soccer blog.

Irish Soccer Insider tells the world there’s now a “full-blown diplomatic row brewing” after the French Consulate General asked the Irish Department of Diplomatic Affairs to provide French president Nicolas Sarkozy with a “VIP box” for Saturday’s all-important match at Croke Park in Dublin.