UEFA president Michel Platini said on Monday that he intends to ignore the Palestine Football Association’s request to bar Israel from hosting the 2013 European Under-21 Championship, because of Israel’s detention of three Palestinian Authority Arab players.
Platini sent a letter to Israel Football Association chairman Avi Luzon in which he clarified that “UEFA is an apolitical organization and your Association has earned the right to host this competition through a fair and democratic vote.”