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Trump administration will work to prevent banning Israel from international football: Report
The US government is actively opposing UEFA and FIFA efforts to suspend Israel’s football team amid genocide allegations, with Israel still in contention for the 2026 World Cup.
- The Trump administration opposes any ban on Israel's participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup amid calls for suspension due to its military actions in Gaza, as confirmed by a State Department official.
- A majority of UEFA's executive committee is expected to support a proposed vote to suspend Israeli teams from international play, influenced by a U.N. report accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
- FIFA has not yet responded to calls for Israel's suspension and maintains that politics should not affect sports, as stated by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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Is Israel excluded from the qualification for the 2026 World Cup? The debate in Europe is getting louder and louder – the decisive player is the Fifa and its president. And they are currently strongly oriented towards the USA.
·Munich, Germany
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Labour minister exposed for stance on Israel World Cup ban
Steve Reed (secretary of state for housing, communities and local government) has spoken out on a proposed World Cup ban for Israel. Unfortunately for Reed, his stance on the matter was quickly exposed as hypocritical, with one key critic being 2022-era Steve Reed: Steve Reed opposes banning Israel from international football because it’s not right to “politicise sport.” Here he is in 2022 calling for Russia to be banned from “all sporting and …
·United Kingdom
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Bias Distribution
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C 29%
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