Israel, Trump Admin Working to Block UEFA From Banning Israel From European Soccer

Israel, Trump admin working to block UEFA from banning Israel from European soccer

A majority of UEFA member states are currently in favor of suspending the Jewish state, according to sources cited by The Times.

Israel dodges UEFA suspension after US diplomatic pressure

Israel has avoided suspension from European football after US intervention blocked a motion to expel it from UEFA competitions, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. The decision, which was expected to pass by a wide margin, was kept off the Executive Committee’s agenda following direct lobbying from US officials, according to the reports. Calls to suspend Israel from international sports have intensified after a UN Commission of Inquiry conclude…

UEFA 'spares' Israel from expulsion under US pressure: Report

Diplomatic pressure blocked Qatar’s push for expulsion, keeping Israel in European football for now

UEFA bows to US pressure over Israel – media - The Press United

A UN panel had urged the suspension of Israeli national teams and clubs over the “ongoing genocide” in Gaza The European football governing body UEFA will not suspend Israeli national teams and clubs over the conflict in Gaza after encountering significant pushback from the US, the newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday.   The potential suspension […] The post UEFA bows to US pressure over Israel – media appeared first on The Press United | …