Overview

• Eight independent UN special-procedure experts, including Francesca Albanese, issued a joint call for Israel’s suspension from international football.
• The experts said any measure should target the State and representative teams rather than individual players to avoid nationality-based punishment.
• FIFA and UEFA offered no public response, while reports indicate UEFA is unlikely to take up exclusion immediately, with alleged U.S. pressure cited.
• A suspension would bar Israel’s national team and clubs from World Cup qualifying, the Euros, and UEFA club tournaments such as the Champions League.
• Public pressure has intensified as figures like Éric Cantona and Spain’s prime minister urge action, even as the IOC states it will not exclude Israel from the Olympics.