Egypt national team legend, Mohamed Aboutrikaurging FIFA to punish immediately Israel after Russia dropped from the 2022 World Cup due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Aboutrika revealed the insistence through her official Twitter account. The former Al Ahly striker thinks FIFA is using double standards in punishing Russia.
“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,” continued Aboutrika.
Russia received severe punishment from FIFA and UEFA following the invasion of Ukraine. All Russian men’s and women’s football teams, including clubs, are banned from all FIFA and UEFA competitions.
This condition made the Russian national team removed from FIFA. Even though the team made by Valery Karpin still has a great chance of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar through the playoffs against Poland.
The demand for Israel to be punished by FIFA did not only come from Aboutrika. Not long after FIFA issued the punishment for Russia, the international football authority led by Gianni Infantino was urged by netizens to punish Israel.
FIFA’s double standard allegations related to punishment for Russia have become a hot and viral meme material on social media in recent days.
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