Possible terrorist threat to Israeli football team..

[Wardy's twin]

WTF are Israel doing in UEFA anyway? I don't care that nobody wants to play them, they shouldn't be Europe's problem.

That's a total irrevelance. It is a threat to a football team that could have happened had they qualified for the world cup in France. Then what

 

[hans kraay fan club]

That's a total irrevelance. It is a threat to a football team that could have happened had they qualified for the world cup in France. Then what

The competition in France was the Euros, which makes their membership (or otherwise) of UEFA very relevant...

 

[Wardy's twin]

The competition in France was the Euros, which makes their membership (or otherwise) of UEFA very relevant...

1998 or Germany 2006 ....same difference.

 

[Steve Foster]

The problem lies with some of the Arab nations who would not let Israelis into their country.

I am sure the Israeli Federatin would prefer not to play in Europe from a qualification stance.

 

[portslade seagull]

Turkey are hardly European either but they play in the Euro's

 

[dsr-burnley]

Cyprus is geographically Asia as well, but they play in European competition.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Turkey are hardly European either but they play in the Euro's

Apart from the Turks who live in the part of Turkey that is on mainland Europe, presumably?

 

[knocky1]

Turkey are hardly European either but they play in the Euro's

They put up a good battle for the bit of Europe they do have. Gallipoli.

 

[Robot Chicken]

"Police in Kosovo said on Wednesday they had arrested 19 people in the past 10 days on suspicion of having links with Islamic State and planning to carry out attacks in Kosovo and in neighboring Albania. Police seized explosives, weapons, ammunition and a drone from the suspects, who police say were planning 'synchronized terror attacks.'"

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sp...planning-attack-on-Israeli-soccer-team-472842

 

[LamieRobertson]

The problem lies with some of the Arab nations who would not let Israelis into their country.

I am sure the Israeli Federatin would prefer not to play in Europe from a qualification stance.

That's a very good point ...although I've never quite worked out why Israel and Australia for that matter manage to have an entry in Eurovision

 

[Robot Chicken]

That's a very good point ...although I've never quite worked out why Israel and Australia for that matter manage to have an entry in Eurovision

Israel as it's part of the European Broadcasting Union. Interestingly other members include, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and the Vatican. Morocco appeared in the Eurovision in 1980.

Australia as it was to celebrate the Eurovision birthday.