US EditionIsrael's Role in World Football Should Be Decided by UEFA, Says Montagliani
Amnesty International claims the Israeli Football Association breaches FIFA rules by including clubs from illegal settlements and urges suspension until clubs are banned from competitions.
- On Wednesday, Amnesty International sent a letter to FIFA and UEFA calling on them to suspend the Israeli Football Association until it bans clubs based in illegal settlements.
- Amnesty argues the call follows findings about clubs in settlements and FIFA rules breaches, saying the Israeli Football Association has included six clubs based in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, violating FIFA statutes and citing the ICJ July 2024 advisory opinion.
- Amnesty detailed how the Israeli Football Association's actions provide opportunities that sustain illegal settlements while Agnès Callamard noted over 800 athletes are among more than 65,000 people killed.
- A suspension would remove the Israeli Football Association's membership and voting rights and stop FIFA and UEFA funding, barring Israeli national and club teams from international competitions until compliance.
- Senior UEFA figures postponed meetings amid peace talks, with no extraordinary UEFA executive committee meeting scheduled; Montagliani said, `First and foremost, it is a member of UEFA, no different than I have to deal with a member of my region for whatever reason...
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The criticism of Israel in football is growing. Amnesty International, the human rights organization, has now repeated its call for the exclusion of Israel.
Israel's role in world football should be decided by UEFA, says Montagliani
LONDON :Israel's continued participation in international football has to be dealt with first and foremost by European governing body UEFA, FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said on Wednesday.UEFA was expected to hold an emergency vote this week on whether to suspend Israel from European competition over
Amnesty calls on FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israeli Football Association
Amnesty International has sent a letter to FIFA and UEFA calling on them to suspend the Israeli Football Association (IFA) from their tournaments until it excludes clubs based in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) from continuing to play in Israel’s football leagues. “As Israel’s national football team gears up for World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy, Israel continues to perpetrate genocide against Palestin…
Amnesty International calls on Fifa and Uefa to suspend Israeli Football Association
The letter, signed by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard, argues the Israeli Football Association have breached Fifa statutes, amid growing calls for its exclusion
Fifty sportsmen, including footballers, coaches, boxers and cricket players, have signed a letter asking UEFA to expel Israel from the international competitions for the genocide they are committing in Gaza. Among the people who have signed this document is Anwar El Ghazi, former player of Aston Villa who was fired by [...] La entrada Fifty sportsmen ask UEFA to suspend Israel was first published in Information Focus.
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