Prior to the start of the Super Copa trophy, between the French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Englishman Tottenham, on Wednesday (13), the UEFA (European Football Association) displayed a giant track in which, not mentioning the country, sent a message to Israel about conflict with the terrorist group Hamas: “Stop killing children, stop killing civilians.”
UEFA did not directly specify that the message was directed to Israel, the association occurred due to the message, two refugees from the Gaza, Tala and Mohamed track, were selected to be part of the awards ceremony. During the players’ entry on the lawn, the track was in the foreground in the reserve bank area.
Israel wages a conflict with the Palestinian group after the terrorists on October 7, 2023, invaded Israel by heaven, earth, and sea, victimizing at least 1200 Israeli and kidnapping over 250.
Although Israeli territory is in the Middle East, the country is a member of the European Football Organization because of many nations of the Arab and Muslim world often refuse to play matches with Israel.
In the 1950s, when Israel was a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan refused to play against the nation in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.
In 1974, Israel was expelled from AFC through a resolution presented by Kuwait: 17 Member States voted in favor, 13 against and six abstentions.
After controversy, the Israeli team could only participate in competitions from FIFA (International Football Association Federation), which organizes the World Cups, after special permission, in qualifying tournaments of other continental confederations. From 1976 to 1994, Israeli teams participated in the Intertoto Cup, a European summer competition at the time, funded by the betting industry.
In 1991, UEFA allowed the Israeli team to compete in the European Confederation. From 1992, Israeli clubs also played competitions from Europe.
In 1994, UEFA made Israel a full member instead of just one associate member.
