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FIFA opts not to suspend Israel but will investigate Palestinian claims of discrimination
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA stopped short of suspending the Israeli soccer federation on Thursday, but asked for a disciplinary investigation of possible discrimination alleged by Palestinian soccer officials.
The world football association FIFA has not yet imposed sanctions against Israel as demanded by the Palestinian association. However, the FIFA Council decided to investigate the allegations.
El Consejo de la FIFA decide seguir investigando la futura participación de Israel en el fútbol mundial tras una petición palestina
urielblanco (CNN) — La FIFA, el organismo rector del fútbol, anunció un plan para abordar la petición palestina de prohibir la participación de Israel en el fútbol mundial durante una reunión celebrada este jueves en su sede en Zúrich. “El Consejo de la FIFA ha actuado con la debida diligencia en este asunto tan delicado y, basándose en una evaluación exhaustiva, hemos seguido el consejo de los expertos independientes”, declaró Gianni Infantino,…
urielblanco (CNN) - FIFA, the governing body of soccer, announced a plan to address the Palestinian request to ban Israel's participation in world football during a meeting held this Thursday at its headquarters in Zurich. “The FIFA Council has acted with due diligence on this very sensitive matter and, based on a thorough evaluation, we have followed the advice of independent experts,” said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, in a statement fo…
FIFA to investigate alleged discrimination by Israel
FIFA's disciplinary committee will be asked to look into allegations of discrimination raised by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) after it submitted a proposal to suspend Israel in May, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.
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