Arrr, FIFA be consultin' landlubbers 'afore makin' decision on Israel soccer ban. They be needin' more grog than sense!
2024-05-18
Arrr mateys, FIFA be dilly-dallyin' like a landlubber in a storm! They be ponderin' whether to keelhaul Israel soccer or not. Avast ye, make a decision already or ye'll be walkin' the plank!
Arr matey, FIFA be puttin' off decidin' on suspendin' the Israeli soccer team from international soccer 'cause o' its brawl against Hamas, seekin' a "legal assessment." The Palestine Football Association be sendin' in the proposal 'cause they be against the war. Israel be givin' chase to Hamas after the terror attack on Oct. 7 in the country that left hundreds o' souls departed. FIFA be makin' its final call on the proposal within two moons."Now, due to the obvious sensitivity o' these matters, FIFA be mandatin' independent legal expertise to inspect and assess the three requests made by the Palestinian Football Association to make sure the statutes and regulations o' FIFA be followed rightly to ensure a fair and just process," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino. "This legal assessment will take inputs from both member associations. The results and recommendations will be sent to the FIFA council.The Palestine Football Association be callin' for "appropriate sanctions with immediate effect, against Israel teams," claimin' that Israel be breakin' international laws and that the football infrastructure in Gaza be destroyed or damaged. The association's leader, Jibril Rajoub, be lamentin' that 193 soccer players be dyin' 'cause o' the war.Infantino be sayin' that a vote couldn't happen on Friday 'cause it be needin' to be discussed by FIFA's governing council. He be stressin' the importance o' keepin' football separate from politics and unitin' people rather than dividin' 'em. All 37 member nations be agreein' to condemn the violence durin' the FIFA council meetin' on Wednesday.