Soccer / Arab press: UEFA mulls banning Israel over treatment of Palestinian athletes
The head of European soccer's governing body told a senior Palestinian Authority official that Israel is in danger of eviction from UEFA if its government does not change its policies limiting the freedom of movement for Palestinian athletes, according to reports in Palestinian and Arab media outlets.
During a late September meeting in the West Bank with Palestinian Olympic Committee chairman Jibril Rajoub, UEFA President Michel Platini reportedly pledged to exert his influence in removing Israel from European competition over the authorities' refusal to permit members of the Palestinian national soccer team to attend games due to "security reasons."
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Maybe in million years!! On the other hand I can well see Platini evicted at his first attempt..
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Bravo Platini! He tends to make himself unpopular with the money-grubbers who control the game, so he may find himself short of allies. The fact that the sleek fat cats of FIFA are in agreement with UEFA over this sounds encouraging, but no doubt they could be bought off.
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