US EditionTurkish Soccer Leader Urges FIFA, UEFA to Suspend Israel
- Turkey has called for Israel's suspension from soccer, citing the situation in Gaza as 'inhumane and unacceptable.'
- Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu sent a letter to FIFA and UEFA, urging action against Israel amid ongoing World Cup qualifying.
- The U.S. State Department stated it will work to stop efforts aimed at banning Israel's team from the World Cup.
- Norway's soccer federation pledged profits from ticket sales to support humanitarian work in Gaza, reflecting rising pressure on sports institutions regarding Israel.
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Turkey has become the first member of the European Football Association (UEFA) to publicly call for Israel's suspension from international football, calling the situation in Gaza "inhumane and unacceptable".
The Turkish football association was the first UEFA member to publicly demand the exclusion of Israel from international competitions! In a letter to the European Football Union and the World Federation, President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu called the situation in Gaza "inhumane and unacceptable", as the news agency Anadolu wrote. "It is time for FIFA and UEFA to react. "UEFA has not yet expressed itselfAccording to agreed reports, UEFA could vote on…
Immersed in talks in which they are considering expelling Israel from all international competitions, FIFA and UEFA need the European federations to begin to express their refusal to have their football teams and clubs refuse to play against any Israeli rival. As happened with the case of Russia following its aggression against Ukraine, that step could be definitive to legally articulate the hypothetical international exclusion of Israeli footba…
The Uefa could vote promptly on the exclusion of Israel from football. Now Turkey is the first member to publicly increase the pressure. The football world "has remained silent for far too long", says a letter.
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