US EditionTurkish Soccer Leader Urges FIFA, UEFA to Suspend Israel
- Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu, head of the Turkish Soccer Federation, demanded that FIFA and UEFA ban Israel from international competitions, as reported by Reuters.
- Haciosmanoglu's letter accuses Israel of committing unlawful and inhumane acts in Gaza, stating, 'the sporting world... has remained silent for far too long.'
- Several national federations are reportedly facing political pressure to support the suspension of Israel, as UEFA prepares for an emergency vote next week.
- A spokesperson for the Israel Soccer Association stated, 'We don't have any indications that we are facing such an act ,' and emphasized the team's focus on upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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Turkey has become the first member of the European Football Association (UEFA) to publicly call for Israel's suspension from international football, calling the situation in Gaza "inhumane and unacceptable".
The Turkish football association was the first UEFA member to publicly demand the exclusion of Israel from international competitions! In a letter to the European Football Union and the World Federation, President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu called the situation in Gaza "inhumane and unacceptable", as the news agency Anadolu wrote. "It is time for FIFA and UEFA to react. "UEFA has not yet expressed itselfAccording to agreed reports, UEFA could vote on…
Immersed in talks in which they are considering expelling Israel from all international competitions, FIFA and UEFA need the European federations to begin to express their refusal to have their football teams and clubs refuse to play against any Israeli rival. As happened with the case of Russia following its aggression against Ukraine, that step could be definitive to legally articulate the hypothetical international exclusion of Israeli footba…
The Uefa could vote promptly on the exclusion of Israel from football. Now Turkey is the first member to publicly increase the pressure. The football world "has remained silent for far too long", says a letter.
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