Breaking! FIFA planning football match between Palestine and Israel in the US
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
A highly controversial initiative from FIFA.
Details: According to The Athletic, FIFA's top brass, led by Gianni Infantino, has reached out to the football federations of Palestine and Israel with a proposal to stage a match between their national teams.
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Reports indicate that the plan involves under-15 youth teams who could meet on American soil as part of a new tournament personally initiated by Infantino.
Infantino has previously made several attempts to act as a mediator between Israel and Palestine amid their ongoing tensions rooted in complex military and political circumstances.
As of now, neither the Palestinian nor the Israeli football federations have responded to FIFA's proposal.
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