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Already on April 30, Infantino had tried to improvise a handshake between the president of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, and the vice president of the Israeli Football Association, Basim Sheikh Suliman, during the FIFA Congress.
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"Not here not anywhere. Shame on THE FAI."
š®šŖ Irish fans protest against Ireland vs. Israel next October, Friday night during Shelbourne vs. Shamrock Rovers: Ireland vs. Israel will be played on a neutral venue, but fans are supporting a total boycott.
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šŗš¾ Uruguay's plane is unable to enter the United States due to bureaucratic issues: their trip to Miami (where they debut tomorrow against Saudi Arabia) has been postponed.
Yet another organizational problem for the #2026WorldCup.
Infantino's latest idea: a match between #Israel and #Palestine as the opening match of the FIFA U-15 tournament in the United States next September.
Russia will also participate in the tournament, although it has been suspended since March 2022.
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Yesterday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani remembered SĆ³crates and Democracia Corinthiana in his message before Brazil-Morocco, the first match of the #WorldCup2026 hosted in New York.
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Last Friday, after months of protests, the Irish Football Association (FAI) obtained UEFA's permission not to play in Dublin. Ireland vs. Israel will therefore be played abroad behind closed doors, at a venue yet to be determined.
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š®š· On the other hand, #Iran landed in Los Angeles: the first feat of this World Cup, given the last eventful week.
You can read the article also in Italian on Pallonate in Faccia's website.
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šŗšø It's often said that the #2026WorldCup is a huge sportswashing operation by the United States. In reality, it's something very different.
Read more on Football Politics (in English).
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The Democracia Corinthiana was the democratic and horizontal self-management system adopted by the Brazilian club Corinthians in the early 1980s: SĆ³crates was the technical and political point of reference for that team.
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Si legge spesso che il Mondiale del 2026 sarebbe una grande operazione di sportwashing da parte degli Stati Uniti. In realtĆ , ĆØ qualcosa di molto diverso.
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It is often argued that the 2026 World Cup is a major sportswashing operation by the United States. In reality, it is something quite different.
šŗš¾ Uruguay's plane is unable to enter the United States due to bureaucratic issues: their trip to Miami (where they debut tomorrow against Saudi Arabia) has been postponed.
Yet another organizational problem for the #2026WorldCup.
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šµšø Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with Israeli Football Association vice president Basim Sheikh Suliman yesterday at the annual FIFA Congress in Vancouver. FIFA president Infantino had attempted to force them to shake hands as a public gesture.
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š®šŖ #Ireland 's Nations League match against #Israel on October 4 will be held on neutral ground and not in Dublin, the Irish Football Association FAI announced today, after months of protests.
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