FIFA reportedly proposes Israel-Palestine match to open youth football festival

FIFA is reportedly considering a proposal for Israel and Palestine to play the opening match of its inaugural under-15 football festival in the United States later this year. According to The Athletic, a sports news website owned by The New York Times, FIFA is proposing that the opening match of the new youth tournament should be between the Israeli and Palestinian under-15 teams. The plan remains uncertain and it is not yet clear whether either side will agree to take part. The proposed fixture would mark a highly symbolic, and potentially contentious, move by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who failed in April to secure a handshake between Palestinian Football Association (PFA) President Jibril Rajoub and Israel Football Association Vice President […]