The IDF recently killed another a prominent Palestinian footballer forcing the head of European football's governing body to address the hypocritical policy of banning Russia but not Israel. "This is a legitimate question," Alexander Ceferin replied: "In principle, I do not support banning athletes from participating in competitions. In the case of Russia, the athletes have not been participating for three-and-a-half years and the war has only worsened. I know that many of the athletes oppose the regime, but they still cannot play. I am against being denied the right to participate in our competitions. Israel is allowed to play in our facilities. This is our decision as of now," Ceferin said. "It's hard for me to say what will happen in the future, but I really think that all athletes should be given the opportunity to compete. The rest of the things should be resolved in other ways."