Overview

• Multiple outlets report UEFA’s executive committee is preparing an emergency meeting next week, with a majority said to back suspension after a UN inquiry accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
• A UEFA ban would exclude Israel’s national and club sides from European competitions and disrupt its qualifying route, but World Cup participation rests with FIFA.
• The U.S. State Department said it will work to stop any effort to ban Israel’s team from the 2026 World Cup hosted in North America.
• Turkey’s football federation became the first UEFA member to publicly demand Israel’s suspension, and 48 athletes under the Athletes 4 Peace banner also called on UEFA to act.
• Israel’s football association says it has no indication a suspension is imminent as officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobby against it, with FIFA’s council set to meet in Zurich next week and World Cup qualifiers in October still scheduled.