Uefa have failed to act on the FAI’s motion requesting the immediate suspension of Israel from European football competitions. A UN Commission of Inquiry report found that said Israel had committed genocide during the war in Gaza and the motion highlighted two breaches of Uefa laws that Israel dispute. That a ceasefire was brokered left it up to individual associations to engineer any desired form of protest when drawn to face Israel teams at any level. FAI President Paul Cooke on Monday updated delegates on the UEFA response in December, which only reconfirmed that matches under their auspices are no longer staged on Israel soil. “Uefa also reaffirmed its commitment to fairness, integrity and equal treatment across all member associations.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2026 21:07 UTC