Milan (AP) – Italian Football Coaches Association promotes Israel to be suspended from international competition The War in Gaza.
Ahead of Italy’s important World Cup qualifiers against Israel in the next two months, Aiac said, “Israel must stop, and football must take action too.”
Writes by AIAC Official letter It calls for the Italian Football Federation to be forwarded to the European and global football governing bodies and Israel to be stopped.
Gabriele Gravina, president of the Italian Football Federation, is also Senior Vice President of UEFA.
“ Given the daily massacre that has resulted in hundreds of deaths among managers, coaches and athletes, it is unanimous that it is legal, necessary and mandatory to place it in a federal center, and that it is to be submitted to UEFA and FIFA for competition from the competition.
“The pain of the past will not cloud anyone’s conscience and humanity.”
Italy is scheduled to hold a return match at Udine on October 14, before playing Israel on the neutral lawn at Debresen, Hungary on September 8th.
“We were able to focus on the performance and see other ways, but we believe that’s not right,” said AIAC Vice President Giancarlo Camolase.
Azzuri also played Israel at Udines last October and saw protests including before and after the game and intense security measures. Sniper on the roof of the stadium.
Since then, things have continued to get worse with the death tolls in Palestinian from the 22-month war that passed 62,000 people earlier this month, and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, experts call it. I’m slipping into starvation.
The United Nations warned last week that hunger and malnutrition on Palestinian territory has been at its highest level since. The war began with Hamas-led attacks On October 7, 2023, militants lured 251 people in southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people.
“The world is on fire. Many people, like the Palestinians, are suffering,” said AIAC Vice President Francesco Perodi. “Indifference is unacceptable.”
The Russian team has been suspended by UEFA and FIFA a few days after the complete Ukraine invasion in February 2022. Because future opponents have clearly said they will not play those games in international competitions. The UEFA Member Federation team has not refused to play Israeli opponents.
The AIAC sent a letter after a unanimous vote by the board of directors.
The association has around 18,000 members, consisting of coaches and technical staff at all levels of Italian soccer, from Serie A to amateur leagues.
The spokesman told The Associated Press, although he did not consult with all members, “the appeal represents the widespread sentiment that exists within the large community of Italian coaches.”
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