Posts Tagged: FIFA Israel
FIFA President Announces Visit to Israel After Meeting With Counterpart From Israeli Football Association
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will visit Israel in May to see firsthand the progress of soccer as a sport in the country, he announced on...
FIFA Confirms Israelis Can Purchase Hospitality Packages for World Cup Qatar 2022
JNS.org - The world soccer federation FIFA has confirmed that Israelis may purchase hospitality packages for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 directly from its...
BBC’s New ‘Comedy’ Show Contains Anti-Israel Hate
Back in April, the BBC announced a new “open door comedy show”: DMs Are Open is the new showcase for the public’s comedy writing talents on...
FIFA Called on to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Rules After Soccer Players, Officials Display Anti-Israel Behavior
A number of soccer players and officials breached multiple FIFA regulations by displaying anti-Israel behavior during and following last month's FIFA competitions in Doha, Qatar,...
Sports as Another Venue to Whitewash Human Rights Abuses
The responses of sports associations to denunciations of repression in China’s troubled northwestern province of Xinjiang and support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong by soccer...
Anti-Israel Hatred Also Exists in Sports
The Lacrosse Championship in Israel has come to an end, creating lasting memories for years to come. In a vibrant festival of sport, 46 teams...
FIFA Refuses to Sanction Israel, Despite Palestinian Pressure
JNS.org - The international soccer association FIFA said on Friday that it will not pursue Palestinian claims for punitive measures against Israel for the participation...
World Soccer’s FIFA Delays Decision on Anti-Israel Resolution
JNS.org - The international soccer association FIFA said Tuesday it would delay a final decision on a draft resolution regarding the participation of Israeli soccer teams...
A Call to End Athletic Discrimination Against Israel
JNS.org - One of the most enduring images of last summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was that of Islam El Shehaby, an Egyptian judo competitor,...
Palestinians File FIFA Complaint Over Israeli Restrictions
JNS.org - The head of the Palestinian Football Association has submitted a complaint to the international soccer governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA),...
Corruption at FIFA
You know someone is unsavory if Vladimir Putin defends him. Thank goodness Sepp Blatter, the recently reelected president of FIFA, has finally resigned. Or so...
Terrorist Doubling as Soccer Official Points a Bloody Finger at Israel
JNS.org - Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestine Football (Soccer) Association, was all over the news this past week, calling Israel various ugly names...
Who is to Blame for FIFA Arrests? Jews, of Course!
As the United States begins blessedly to clean out the dark, vile hallways of the international soccer organization, FIFA, you can bet that the pampered...
Palestinian Soccer League Withdraws Bid to Suspend Israel From FIFA
The head of Israel's soccer association called on his Palestinian counterpart to "join forces," as the Palestinian Football Association withdrew its bid on Friday to...
