FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to the heads of the Israel and Palestine Football Associations on Friday, offering his condolences over the "horrendous violence" in the past week in a conflict that has taken over 2,700 lives so far.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Spain v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 20, 2023 FIFA president Gianni Infantino is seen after Spain won the World Cup final REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/File PhotoFIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to the heads of the Israel and Palestine Football Associations on Friday, offering his condolences over the"horrendous violence" in the past week in a conflict...
Infantino's letter comes after UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin also wrote to the head of the IFA to express his condolences. "I would like to express... our deepest condolences to the Israel Football Association and the Palestine Football Association, in light of the horrendous violence that has been occurring over the past days," Infantino wrote.
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