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FIFA still to decide re Israeli settlement teams

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Head of the Palestinian Football Association Rajoub walks with anti-apartheid activist Sexwale past Israel’s controversial barrier as they arrive for a news conference in the West Bank town of Al-Ram

Published: 17 January 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Why FIFA paid close attention to UN anti-settlement resolution – Daoud Kuttab – Al-Monitor 12.01.16
When the global community was discussing an anti-settlement resolution in New York, officials at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich and of the Israel Football Association and the Palestinian Football Association were watching the deliberation closely. Six Israeli soccer clubs are located in West Bank settlements and FIFA bylaws state that soccer associations need permission to play in the territory of another soccer association.

And see: Crimea-style solution for football in West Bank settlements? November 5, 2016

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