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Ireland’s football body passes motion calling on Uefa to suspend Israel

Discussions over a ban were halted last month following a US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza

November 9, 2025 10:27
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Israeli fans wave flags as they cheer their team warming up prior to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, October 11, 2025 (Credit: FREDRIK VARFJELL/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)
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The governing body for football in the Republic of Ireland has voted to urge Uefa to suspend Israel and its club teams from European competitions.

At a meeting on Saturday, members of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) approved the resolution by 74 votes to seven, with two abstentions.

The motion calls on Uefa to impose a ban on Israel over the Jewish state’s alleged failure to halt Israeli clubs from playing in towns in the West Bank without the consent of the Palestinian FA.

The resolution, proposed by the Dublin club Bohemians, one of Ireland’s leading clubs, cites two allegations of violations of Uefa statutes, as interpreted by FAI.

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