Two new investigations were announced at a meeting of the Fifa council in Zurich on Thursday
has said it will undertake further investigations into the possibility of “discrimination” by Israel i football authorities, the governing body has confirmed, following claims made by the Palestinian FA earlier this year.
“The Fifa council has implemented due diligence on this very sensitive matter and, based on a thorough assessment, we have followed the advice of the independent experts,” said the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino. “The ongoing violence in the region confirms that, above all considerations … we need peace. We urge all parties to restore peace to the region with immediate effect.”
There is no fixed date for the investigations to be concluded, and the council will then take advice before acting on the outcomes. Campaigners who have been pushing for Fifa to sanction Israel’s football authorities said the council’s decision was “kicking the can down the road”.
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