Overview

• Ferri, 38, from Pescara and known as “Il Falco,” ran onto the field at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion during the World Cup qualifier displaying a “Free Gaza” message.
• He was taken for medical care with a hand laceration, and in a video after the match he said doctors gave him eight stitches.
• Oslo saw sizeable pro-Palestinian protests before the game, with heavy policing, arrests, and reported use of tear gas near the stadium.
• Inside the ground, supporters booed Israel’s anthem and displayed Palestine-related banners and flags during the match.
• Ferri has staged similar interventions for two decades, including a 2022 World Cup incident in Qatar that ended in arrest before Gianni Infantino’s intervention, and he has pursued humanitarian work in Africa, Ukraine, Turkey, and Palestine.