National federations accept decision to pause Israel ban
Maccabi Tel Aviv due to face Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday
Uefa has paused plans to ban Israel from European football after the announcement of Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the region.
Expectation had been growing of a decisive intervention by Uefa this week, amid growing pressure within football and from outside groups, including the United Nations. But Trump’s announcement of his plan in a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday put any measures on hold.
Uefa never officially confirmed that it was considering an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee to vote on whether to exclude Israel from its competitions, but plans on the proposal were understood to be well developed, with any meeting expected to have been called at short notice.
