DUBAI: FIFA is considering an Israel versus Palestine opening match for its new under-15 football festival in the US this September, according to The Athletic. The tournament is expected to be open to all 211 FIFA member associations including Russia, which remains suspended from senior international football following its invasion of Ukraine, the publication reported on Monday. The proposed opening match reflects another step in FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s longstanding ambition to position football as a tool for peace.

Infantino ci riprova, dopo non essere riuscito a far stringere la mano ai presidenti delle due delegazioni calcistiche lo scorso aprile durante il congresso del

Fifa wants to schedule a symbolic match between Israel and Palestine as the opening game of a new under-15 tournament in the United States in September