ZURICH — World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday (Friday in Manila) gave no verdict either way on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel, but instead launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination.
ZURICH — World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday gave no verdict either way on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel , but instead launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination.At FIFA 's congress in Bangkok in May, the Palestinian Football Association called for its Israel i counterpart to be suspended and for Israel i teams to be banned from FIFA competitions.The PFA claims that the Israel Football Association has broken FIFA discrimination rules.
His Israeli counterpart Shino Moshe Zuares rejected the call as 'cynical, political and hostile,' insisting that the IFA had not broken any FIFA rules.'The proposal submitted by the PFA has nothing to do with the IFA and its activity,' he said, calling it an attempt to harm Israeli football, based on motives that had nothing to do with sport.
Defers Decision On Call To Suspend Israel
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