Israeli FA petitions arbitration court

The Israeli FA petitioned the Court for Arbitration in Sport yesterday in a final effort to reinstate two UEFA Cup ties to Israel after UEFA ruled that they should be played at neutral venues for security reasons. Earlier this week, UEFA told the IFA...

The Israeli FA petitioned the Court for Arbitration in Sport yesterday in a final effort to reinstate two UEFA Cup ties to Israel after UEFA ruled that they should be played at neutral venues for security reasons.

Earlier this week, UEFA told the IFA that Israel would not be allowed to host UEFA Cup second qualifying round first-leg matches which must instead be staged in a neutral country due to the security situation in the region.

Hapoel Tel Aviv are due to play their home tie against NK Domzale of Slovenia on August 8 while Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv are scheduled to host Bulgaria's Lokomotiv Sofia on August 10.

Hapoel have nominated two venues in Holland as an alternative to their home ground while Bnei Yehuda have named Kiev's Olympiyskiy stadium in Ukraine.

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