Uefa members 'favour' suspending Israel from European football

Most the members of Uefa's executive committee are in favour of suspending Israel from European football, the Times reports, as pressure mounts on sporting bodies to take action over the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. 

A meeting will be held next week to decide on the matter.

On Tuesday, UN experts called for the suspension of the Israeli team from international football after a panel found it to be committing genocide in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

“Sports must reject the perception that it is business as usual,” the UN experts said.

“Sporting bodies must not turn a blind eye to grave human rights violations, especially when their platforms are used to normalise injustices.”

Critics have also noted that Russia has been suspended from Fifa and Uefa tournaments since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Uefa previous made a seeming protest against Israel during the European Super Cup final in August between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur.

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