FIFA is facing a significant controversy as it convenes an urgent meeting in Bangkok on May 17 to discuss whether Israel should be banned from international football. This comes after the Palestinian Football Association, supported by several Arab federations, proposed the ban due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. FIFA President Gianni Infantino prevented a motion to ban Israel from reaching a vote at the organization's annual congress, a move that has been criticized for showing a double standard. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of at least eighty-seven Palestinian footballers, including twenty children. Despite the humanitarian concerns, FIFA has yet to take any action against Israel.
ISRAEL OUT OF FIFA https://t.co/zT1gR0I5fx
SOCCER: FIFA allows the Palestinian Soccer team to play despite the fact that Palestine killed more than 1K Jewish civilians & is holding 5 Americans hostage. Meanwhile it is considering banning Israel. Russia, China, & Saudi Arabia are allowed to play. https://t.co/LollXLZdHR
SOCCER: FIFA allows the Palestinian Soccer team to play despite the fact that Palestine killed more than 1K Jewish civilians & is holding 5 Americans hostage. Meanwhile it is consider banning Israel. Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia are allowed to play. https://t.co/LollXLZdHR
The Palestinian soccer association wants FIFA to suspend Israel from international competitions over "humanitarian" concerns in Gaza - except the head of the Palestinian association praised Hamas, calling them "important" after the 10/7 terrorist attacks https://t.co/yX8WZeudvY
FIFA and its 211 member associations came together at the FIFA Congress in 🇹🇭 Bangkok on Friday to discuss key topics in football – addressing racism, appointing 🇧🇷 Brazil as the 2027 @FIFAWWC host and much more:
The ongoing Israeli genocide has now claimed the lives of at least eighty-seven Palestinian footballers, twenty of whom were children. Yet FIFA is still refusing to sanction Israeli soccer in any way. https://t.co/h5v1biS1mt
Gianni Infantino spends 3 days in Bangkok dodging Saudi World Cup questions. Plus - - FIFA’s Palestine/Israel quandary. - Belgian WWC bid’s Qatar FIFA link - FIFA scraps requirement for influential finance committee to be at least 50% independent https://t.co/BSOkJ0f6cf
As the Palestinian Football Association, along with other Arab Federations, table a proposal, should Israel be thrown out of world football?
The ongoing Israeli genocide has now claimed the lives of at least eighty-seven Israeli footballers, twenty of whom were children. Yet FIFA is still refusing to sanction Israeli soccer in any way. https://t.co/h5v1biS1mt
Israel’s bloody attack on Gaza has been unsparing and unceasing. It hasn’t stopped the Palestine Football Association from playing soccer. https://t.co/xQQBTLF84l
FIFA hold urgent meeting on Israel’s future in world football https://t.co/6AuH7Or2p7
ABSOLUTE STATE OF FIFA FIFA to hold urgent meeting to decide if Israel should be thrown out of football Bullied by the FAs of Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Syria & Yemen Can somebody nudge me when Lineker, Neville & the FA post comments? https://t.co/DDywKtSMvh
FIFA President Gianni Infantino prevented a Palestine motion to ban Israel from reaching a vote at the governing body's annual congress—a decision that highlights a glaring double standard and deepens the credibility crisis already facing the organization https://t.co/eaUlVqqWWc