FIFA to discuss possible Israel expulsion as Palestine women's team plays 'solidarity friendly' in Ireland

Less than a week after the United Nations passed a resolution favouring Palestinian membership, FIFA is the next global governing body set to enter the discussion as they address a proposal to expel Israel from international football.

More specifically, the PFA highlights the "complicity demonstrated by the Israel Football Association in its continued inclusion of football teams located in the territory of occupied Palestine within its national league," arguing the football association is "providing moral, economic, and practical support to the occupation" of Palestinian territories.

According to the PFA, around 100 footballers have been part of the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed over the course of the conflict, in addition to the destruction of football facilities and infrastructure. Football Australia, represented at the congress by newly-elected chairman Anter Isaac, has been caught in the middle, asked by groups from both sides of the conflict to vote in one way or another if the congress decides to progress the proposal to that stage.

"Sport is not just kicking a ball. It encompasses billions of people and the actions it takes demonstrate and best communicate the values it purports to represent.However, multiple other member nations at the congress are expected to vote in favour, including the Republic of Ireland, which this week hosted an historic 'solidarity friendly' between the Palestine women's national team and Dublin-based club team, Bohemian FC.

"We have rights the same as you, to play. We have the right to express our feelings, we have the right to be recognised by the world.Seán McCabe, one of the organisers of the sold-out match, said that discussions about a return game in Palestine once it was safe to do so had occurred, and hoped that the women's game would prompt a friendly between the two national men's teams in future.

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