FIFA ‘cannot solve geopolitical problems’ like Gaza, says Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said connected Thursday shot “cannot lick geopolitical problems”, arsenic helium comes nether unit to suspend Israel implicit the Palestinian conflict.

The sport’s satellite governing assemblage said successful a connection that astatine a gathering of the FIFA Council, Infantino “stressed the value of promoting bid and unity, peculiarly successful the discourse of the ongoing concern successful Gaza”.

“At FIFA, we are committed to utilizing the powerfulness of shot to bring radical unneurotic successful a divided world,” Infantino said.

“Our thoughts are with those who are suffering successful the galore conflicts that beryllium astir the satellite today, and the astir important connection that shot tin convey close present is 1 of bid and unity.”

He added: “FIFA cannot lick geopolitical problems, but it tin and indispensable beforehand shot astir the satellite by harnessing its unifying, educational, taste and humanitarian values.”

FIFA banned Russia successful 2022, soon aft Russian forces invaded Ukraine — contempt the information that Russia hosted the World Cup finals 4 years earlier.

The caput of the Norwegian Football Federation, Lise Klaveness, past week called for Israel to beryllium banned.

“Personally, I deliberation if Russia is out, Israel should beryllium retired too. That is my idiosyncratic opinion,” she said.

Norway are owed to play Israel successful a 2026 World Cup qualifier successful Oslo connected October 11.

Israel are presently 3rd successful their radical with 9 points, the aforesaid arsenic second-placed Italy, portion Norway are apical with 15 points.

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