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Football Notes: Football Coaches Reject 2018 Russia World Cup Boycott Idea

Coaches from some of the world’s top teams "played down chances of a sporting boycott" of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s showpiece 2018 FIFA World Cup as a "penalty for stoking the crisis in Ukraine." Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, speaking at a post-2014 World Cup technical conference in St. Petersburg, "poured cold water on the chances of sanctions." Del Bosque: "The idea of a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia will never garner support from the family of football coaches. We’re trying to unite people, not to separate them" (AFP, 9/18). ... UEFA "lifted the ban on Israeli teams playing European matches at home that was imposed during the recent Israel-Hamas conflict," meaning Israeli teams "can resume hosting 2016 European Championship qualifiers" (AP, 9/18).

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