Gianni Infantino potentially kicking Israel out of FIFA membership? Photo: REUTERS)
THE World Football Federation (FIFA) held an emergency meeting to consider appropriate punishment for the Israeli Football Federation (IFA). This punishment could potentially be immediately imposed by FIFA on Israel because of their military actions which continue to attack Palestinian civilians.
Recently, the Palestinian Football Federation (PFA) proposed to FIFA to expel Israel from their membership. This request arose because of the heinous actions of the Israeli military which have killed thousands of Palestinian civilians.
(Gianni Infantino immediately makes a decision regarding Israel. (Photo: REUTERS)
In this matter, FIFA was accused of being selective. Because, when the Russian military invaded Ukraine in 2022, FIFA immediately imposed punishment on the Russian Football Federation.
This punishment is in effect to this day, namely a ban on participating in international competitions, both for clubs and the Russian national team. Responding to the Palestinian PSSI report, FIFA immediately held an emergency meeting.
According to The Telegraph, FIFA president Gianni Infantino will impose punishment on Israel based on the proposal the PFA presented to them.
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"Football must never be a hostage to politics, it must always be a vector of peace, a source of hope, a force for good, uniting people rather than dividing them," said Gianni Infantino, Okezone quoting from The Telegraph.
So, when will FIFA impose punishment on Israel? Further discussions were held at FIFA's annual congress in Bangkok, Thailand, mid-week. However, FIFA will only make a decision regarding Israel's fate at an emergency FIFA meeting at the end of July 2024.
If IFA is finally kicked out of FIFA, of course many countries will cheer. It is reported that apart from Israel, there are five countries that agree with Israel being kicked out of FIFA, namely Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan and Algeria.
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