FIFA cannot resolve political conflicts by banning Israel, according to Infantino - yet it previously banned Russia without hesitation
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ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 2 days ago
This was already clarified. FIFA cannot ban Israel for the same reason they weren’t the ones banning Russia. UEFA suspended Russia, and as a side effect Russia was also prevented from participating in FIFA competitions, and only UEFA can suspend Israel.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
It was a joint decision with UEFA.
…fifa.com/…/fifa-uefa-suspend-russian-clubs-and-n…
nytimes.com/…/uefa-israel-football-vote-fifa/