FIFA suspends, fines Palestinian soccer boss for threats against Lionel Messi Jibril Rajoub called on supporters to burn photos and player shirts if Messi or the Argentinian national team showed up for a match in Israel.
Croatian team celebrates World Cup success with performance by ‘fascist’ singer The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a denunciation of a singer who has inspired sympathy for a pro-Nazi nationalist movement.
FIFA opens disciplinary proceeding against Palestinian soccer head over canceled Israel-Argentina match FIFA also rejected a Palestinian proposal to change the international federation's statute with human rights language that appears to targets Israel.