FIFA has banned the chief of Palestinian Football Association for a year over inciting fans to burn the shirts of Lionel Messi if the Argentinian striker played a friendly game against Israel at Jerusalem

Argentina have cancelled their final World Cup warmup match against Israel scheduled for this Saturday in Jerusalem, striker Gonzalo Higuain said on Tuesday. “They’ve finally done the right thing,” Higuain said in an interview with ESPN, confirming reports the game had been canceled following political pressure. The match in Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium was to…