Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi (Shutterstock)
Senior Fatah leader Jibril Rajoub made the call after a demonstration in front of the Argentinian representative office in Ramallah, where he demanded the match be canceled.
By: AP
The head of the Palestinian football federation is calling on Arab and Muslim sports fans to burn photos and T-shirts of Lionel Messi if he attends a friendly match between Argentina and Israel next weekend.
Jibril Rajoub made the call after a demonstration in front of the Argentinian representative office in Ramallah, where he asked Argentina to cancel the match.
The match is scheduled to be played Saturday at an Israeli soccer stadium in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Malha.
“Messi. Don’t come. Don’t whitewash the face of racism,” Rajoub said. Israel’s football federation says Messi is expected to play at next week’s match.
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