Historic talks pave way for opening Israel-Palestine football borders

Blatter Rajoub and Luzon

By Andrew Warshaw
September 4 – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hailed initial talks aimed at easing travel restrictions for Palestinian footballers and breaking that country’s deep divisions with Israel as “historic” and hopes to find a permanent solution by the end of the year. 

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