Ozil, Basaksehir accuse FIFA of double standards over Russia exclusion, Israel inclusion

Mesut Ozil and Istanbul Basaksehir publicly criticized FIFA for excluding Russian clubs while allowing Israeli clubs to compete, framing it as unequal treatment. The statement reflects growing sports-political friction over the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict, though it carries no immediate policy impact.

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