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Report: UEFA set to vote to suspend Israel over war in Gaza
ESPN ^ | September 25, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 09/28/2025 8:08:44 AM PDT by Twotone

European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday.

A majority of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) 20-member executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending Israeli teams from international play, two sources told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.

Such a step would prevent Israeli national and clubs teams from playing in international competitions including next year's World Cup. Israel's men's team is set to resume its World Cup qualifying campaign in two weeks with away games against Norway and Italy.

It is unclear whether world soccer body FIFA will support excluding Israel given the close relations between FIFA's leader, Gianni Infantino, and President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration's support to secure the World Cup and process visas for players, officials and potentially hundreds of thousands of visiting fans, is seen as key to FIFA delivering a successful tournament in the U.S., Canada and Mexico next year.

A State Department spokesperson said it will work to stop any efforts that try to ban Israel's team from the World Cup.

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1 posted on 09/28/2025 8:08:44 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Who?


2 posted on 09/28/2025 8:10:51 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Twotone
According to Fifa, they're ranked 76th.

Are they afraid that Israel will beat Norway and Italy in upcoming World Cup qualifiers?

3 posted on 09/28/2025 8:11:34 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Twotone

Idiots or commies or Nazis or all three. The way you defeat Jerusalem is to beat the Israeli team on the soccer field. . Which is, after all, why you exist, to play ball


4 posted on 09/28/2025 8:37:35 AM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: faithhopecharity

Ban Israel? Then ban the World Cup from our shores.


5 posted on 09/28/2025 8:50:38 AM PDT by Chengdu54 (This is a time for which the 2nd Amendment was intended. )
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To: faithhopecharity

A brief search told me palestine is not a member of this org. but they do try to exert influence.


6 posted on 09/28/2025 9:02:48 AM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: Twotone

Not dissimilar to what the world’s commie trash did to SAfrica before the commie trash piece of crappola Mandela took power and destroyed the nation.


7 posted on 09/28/2025 9:05:03 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: RummyChick

Must have been a very brief search

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_AFC_third_round#Group_B


8 posted on 09/28/2025 9:25:09 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: JSM_Liberty

Nope. Do it again.note the letters in the title of this thread


9 posted on 09/28/2025 9:35:50 AM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: JSM_Liberty

Use a precise search. You will find out I am right. If you find something contrary please post as an update. It is pertinent to the Israel ban.


10 posted on 09/28/2025 9:38:45 AM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: Chengdu54
Ban Israel? Then ban the World Cup from our shores.

I agree, and I've been to a World Cup and love soccer.

11 posted on 09/28/2025 9:48:53 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: RummyChick

You are correct, I noticed after I posted that you probably meant UEFA specifically rather than FIFA.


12 posted on 09/28/2025 9:54:07 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Chengdu54

Yes, Israel has been doing pretty well in the 2026 World Cup match games...


13 posted on 09/28/2025 10:00:03 AM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: faithhopecharity
Israel national football team

They have qualified for the World Cup only once.

14 posted on 09/28/2025 10:02:59 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Italy is terrible. A shadow of their former greatness.


15 posted on 09/28/2025 10:04:05 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: bobbo666

Not dissimilar to what the world’s commie trash did to SAfrica before the commie trash piece of crappola Mandela took power and destroyed the nation.


African nations boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics, because they allowed New Zealand, who hosted the South African rugby team.


16 posted on 09/28/2025 10:05:29 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Italy is terrible. A shadow of their former greatness.

Italy isn't doing well as a nation.

No wonder their soccer team sucks.

17 posted on 09/28/2025 10:14:13 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

hi!
I wouldn’t expect Jerusalem to win the World Cup but it has won several games with some other smaller nations this year (Estonia, Slovakia, Moldova...). I’d expect the larger and more soccer-oriented countries to continue to compete for the actual championship (Argentina, Mexico or Brasil maybe, and a couple of the larger European countries...). Israel recenty lost 5 to 4 with Italy which places Israel just outside the qualifying rank. Not near the top to be sure but still too shabby a game given Italy has maybe 7X the population...smiles smiles.
Now, when it comes to chess.....
smiles smiles


18 posted on 09/28/2025 10:26:28 AM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: RummyChick

yes, well...imaginary places seldom win at tangible, real-world events


19 posted on 09/28/2025 10:27:45 AM PDT by faithhopecharity
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To: Twotone

WTF? Israel has the right, as a sovereign nation, to defend itself. We would have done the same.


20 posted on 09/28/2025 10:46:57 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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