Meanwhile In England

[miamiwhite]

8 minutes ago, Zico said:

out of interest was just looking into this some more

Israel competes in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) primarily due to political circumstances that led to its expulsion from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).   

Here's a breakdown of the key reasons and timeline:

1) AFC Membership and Boycotts: The Israeli Football Association (IFA) was a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 1954 to 1974. However, due to the Arab–Israeli conflict, many Arab and Muslim countries refused to play against Israel, leading to frequent boycotts in AFC competitions.   

2) Expulsion from AFC: In 1974, a resolution proposed by Kuwait was passed by the AFC, resulting in Israel's expulsion from the confederation.   

3) Years in the "Wilderness": For almost two decades, the Israeli national team was left without a continental governing body. During this time, they occasionally participated in FIFA World Cup qualifiers within the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and sometimes UEFA or CONMEBOL (South America) qualifying tournaments, traveling vast distances. Israeli clubs also competed in the UEFA-affiliated Intertoto Cup from 1976.   

4) Joining UEFA: In the early 1990s, the political climate allowed Israel to begin aligning with Europe for football.   

1991: Israeli clubs started participating in European club competitions.   

1992: Israel was admitted to UEFA as an associate member, and the national team began competing in the European leg of World Cup qualifying.   

1994: Israel received full UEFA membership, which is where they have remained ever since.   

Essentially, the move to UEFA was a solution to a political problem, ensuring that Israel's national and club teams could consistently compete in regular international football tournaments.

Points 1 and 2....Arabs and Muslims objecting to playing Israel.....fast forward to the current day.....

[miamiwhite]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkm4jyrpdo

Hopefully both sides will finally agree on the horrific aims of these wankers and pure scum

[miamiwhite]

Even Sopel bollocks gets it....

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the discussion room.

Labour PM and colleagues telling Labour Council, Labour mayor, and Labour Police and crime Commissioner to change it.

A heated debate maybe?

[Zico]

40 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Even Sopel bollocks gets it....

 

that was my take on it - it they can handle pro palestine and pro isreal protests, they can handle a football match - I suspect there'd be more trouble at Villa V Brum

[miamiwhite]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

that was my take on it - it they can handle pro palestine and pro isreal protests, they can handle a football match - I suspect there'd be more trouble at Villa V Brum

Totally agree fella

[Spider]

Good to see everyone standing shoulder to shoulder with Sir Keir.

Boring, I know.

[miamiwhite]

14 minutes ago, Spider said:

Good to see everyone standing shoulder to shoulder with Sir Keir.

Boring, I know.

Yes, you certainly are

[Spider]

2 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Yes, you certainly are

Evening luv

[burnden]

[frank_spencer]

1 minute ago, burnden said:

Does that mean Woking Pizza Express has to take down it's royal warrant?

[miamiwhite]

2 minutes ago, burnden said:

Should be hung the nonce

[mickbrown]

2 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

Even Sopel bollocks gets it....

 

Was Sopel bollocks up in arms when Legia were banned from Villa Park?

it’s performative bullshit

[miamiwhite]

2 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Was Sopel bollocks up in arms when Legia were banned from Villa Park?

it’s performative bullshit

Be imaginative fella and stop reading the quotes to this

As you were 😘 

[mickbrown]

Just now, miamiwhite said:

Be imaginative fella and stop reading the quotes to this

As you were 😘 

Hazard a guess if Sopel is a Jewish name or not😀

[Cheese]

40 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Should be hung the nonce

Followed shortly by Trump.

[Spider]

Donald Trump just happened to be there discussing golf clubs and how to grab females by the pussy.

And to shag underage girls.

[gonzo]

 

45 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Should be hung the nonce

Sure hanged is the correct term but always sounds wrong.

[Spider]

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

 

Sure hanged is the correct term but always sounds wrong.

He might be hung, but you’d have to ask all the kids he raped.

[miamiwhite]

13 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Hazard a guess if Sopel is a Jewish name or not😀

Being with a Jewish person for many years, tells me what I need to know without guessing

You sir, are an outrageous antisemite, end of

[miamiwhite]

10 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Followed shortly by Trump.

I agree

[miamiwhite]

9 minutes ago, Spider said:

Donald Trump just happened to be there discussing golf clubs and how to grab females by the pussy.

And to shag underage girls.

Talk about obsessed

Tell them your alter ego on here,  go on, I dare you ☺ 

[mickbrown]

2 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Being with a Jewish person for many years, tells me what I need to know without guessing

You sir, are an outrageous antisemite, end of

So why say ‘even Sopel’

You had no idea you absolute charlatan. 
 

I’m here to educate 

[L/H White]

57 minutes ago, burnden said:

Fuck the cunt, nonce 

Abolish the monarchy 

More demons in the closet that lot

[miamiwhite]

2 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

So why say ‘even Sopel’

You had no idea you absolute charlatan. 
 

I’m here to educate 

Are you really that simple 😂 

Let me educate you, you iconoclastic cock....Sopel is more left wing than John Barnes