France, Oct. 18 -- Pressure is mounting on international football authorities to exclude the Israeli national team from their tournaments, following the United Nations declaration that Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. But despite protests by fans and players, governing bodies show few signs of taking a stand.

One week a UN inquiry concluded on 16 September thatIsrael had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,another group of experts appointed by the UN published their own statement - calling for Israel to be excluded from international football.

Addressing their statement to Uefa and Fifa - football's European and international governing bodies, respectively - 30 experts called on them to suspend Israel "as a n...