A Palestinian coalition has initiated legal action against FIFA and UEFA, claiming that the organizations are complicit in war crimes through their support for Israeli sports activities in occupied territories. This coalition, comprising 16 Palestinian entities including clubs, players, and landowners, has submitted a complaint to the International Criminal Court targeting FIFA President Gianni Infantino and UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin specifically. The suit alleges serious violations involving complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity due to the organizations’ facilitation of sporting activities in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The crux of the lawsuit revolves around FIFA and UEFA's regulation breaches, as the organizations have allowed 11 Israeli clubs to operate in areas classified as occupied by international law. According to the lawsuit, the organizations are in violation of their own policies, which prohibit national federations from conducting games or activities on another federation's territory without explicit consent from the relevant authority. This ongoing situation, as represented through the Palestinian coalition's legal action, underscores the complex interplay between sports governance and geopolitical conflicts.

The legal suit emerges from over 15 years of unsuccessful demands for accountability, highlighting the frustration among Palestinian stakeholders regarding perceived injustices stemming from international sporting bodies. The coalition hopes this legal action will provoke a reevaluation of the political implications of sports governance in conflict zones, and consequently impact the involvement of FIFA and UEFA in regional activities that directly affect rights and sovereignty in the Palestinian territories.