World football body, FIFAwas asked to give a similar sentence to Israelas happened to Russia after being ‘kicked’ from the 2022 World Cup.
Pressure on FIFA to sanction Israel came from the legend of the Egyptian national team, Mohamed Aboutrika.
Through his Twitter account, Aboutrika assessed that FIFA used double standards in punishing Russia after the country attacked Ukraine.
“The decision to ban Russian clubs and teams from all competitions must be accompanied by penalties against those affiliated with Israel,” Aboutrika said. Record.
“Israel is a country that has been killing children and women in Palestine for years. They [FIFA] using double standards,” Aboutrika added.
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FIFA has given the Russian national team a severe punishment. In addition to FIFA, the governing body of European football, UEFA has also reduced sanctions that are not light.
All Russian men’s and women’s football teams, including clubs, are banned from all FIFA and UEFA competitions.
The sanctions will prevent the Russian national team from participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Before FIFA and UEFA’s punishment came out, Russia was still in the advanced stages of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
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FIFA’s insistence on punishing Israel does not only come from Aboutrika. Netizens also called for the institution led by Gianni Infantino to impose similar sanctions on Israel.
Netizens’ pressure on FIFA to punish Israel is seen in a number of memes circulating on social media about FIFA’s double standards.
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