Home / Sports / Football / Article / Palestinians refuse to drop Israel's FIFA suspension bid

Palestinians refuse to drop Israel's FIFA suspension bid

<p>The Palestinian Football Association will not drop its bid to have its Israeli counterpart suspended from FIFA, the organisation's chief said Wednesday after talks with the head of world football's governing body</p>

Listen to this article :

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Football Association will not drop its bid to have its Israeli counterpart suspended from FIFA, the organisation's chief said Wednesday after talks with the head of world football's governing body.

"We will keep the proposal on the agenda (of the upcoming FIFA Congress) for sincere and open discussions by the FIFA member associations," Jibril Rajoub said at a joint press conference with FIFA chief Sepp Blatter. "There will be no compromising on free movement of our athletes and officials."

How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve.

Read Next Story
EPL: Cesc Fabregas ban reduced to just one match

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement