FIFA defers decision on call to suspend Israel
At FIFA's congress in Bangkok in May, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) called for its Israeli counterpart to be suspended and for Israeli teams to be banned from FIFA competitions. The PFA claims that the Israel Football Association (IFA) has broken FIFA discrimination rules. The accusation came seven months into Israel's war with Hamas in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. FIFA was initially set to hold an extraordinary session of its ruling council before July 20 to review independent legal analysis and decide how to proceed. Читать дальше...