He responds to a call from Amnesty International on Wednesday to suspend the Israeli Football Association. “Israel is a member of UEFA, they are about that,” says Montagliani, who is chairman of the North and Central American and Caribbean Football Association Concacaf.
Spain Considers Boycotting Football Over Israel’s Participation
Last week,The Times reported that UEFA would decide this week about a possible suspension of football teams from Israel. A majority of the Executive Committee would be in favor of the newspaper. A panel of experts from the United Nations had argued for a suspension after a UN examination committee had concluded that the country commits genocide in Gaza.
British media, however, reported that UEFA postponed the proposed vote after the announcement of the twenty-point plan of the US President Donald Trump to put an end to the war in the region.
FIFA Gathers in Zurich
FIFA meets on Thursday in Zurich, where a possible sanction against israel is not on the agenda.This also applies to the proposal of the South American football association Conmebol to extend the World Cup from 2030 to 64 teams.
The upcoming World Cup in the United States,Canada,and Mexico already has a record number of 48 participants. Montagliani emphasized that no competitions would be moved from the planned locations, although the US President Donald Trump announced last month to consider getting competitions from cities that he does not consider safely.
“If I had to respond every time a politician made a statement, I couldn’t do my job,” said montagliani.
The Canadian did consider it possible that the starting times at certain locations can be changed after the experiences with the World Cup for club teams, where some competitions took place at extreme heat and humidity.”It is always a problem in our region, because the summers are hot, even in Canada. It is indeed vital to take that into account.”
