Iranian Football Federation calls on FIFA to suspend football this Saturday Israel remains aloof from all activities related to the beautiful game, citing “war crimes in Gaza and the massacre of innocent civilians, including players, coaches and referees.”
“The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran makes a strong request to FIFA (…) to take urgent and serious measures to prevent the continuation of these terrible crimes,” the sports body said in a statement.
He called for measures to be taken to provide food, water and medicine to innocent civilians in Gaza.
“There is no doubt that FIFA, football federations and member associations will need to take immediate action. symbol of philanthropy and implementation of the global football community charter “The Iranian organization is in the field of social and humanitarian responsibilities,” he said.
More than 28,000 people died in Gaza in Israeli attacks in retaliation for attacks by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, which resulted in the death of 1,200 people.
Iran, considered Israel’s arch-enemy, has repeatedly condemned Israeli aggression against Palestinians and expressed support for Resistance groups.
Tehran leads the so-called Axis of Resistance, an informal alliance of militant organizations such as the Hamas movement, its armed wing Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, among others.
Moreover, The Islamic Republic of Iran does not recognize Israel as a state and has not allowed its athletes to compete with the Israelis since then.
In fact, in August 2023, Iranian authorities banned for life a weightlifter from the country of Iran who “crossed all the red lines of the Islamic Republic” for shaking hands with an Israeli opponent at a competition in Poland.