Football in the State of Palestine
Football in Palestine | |
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Country | Palestine |
Governing body | Palestinian Football Association |
National team(s) | men's national team |
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The sport of football in the country of Palestine is run by the Palestinian Football Association.[1][2] The association administers the national football team as well as the West Bank Premier League. They are members of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation.[3] Women's football is popular also in Palestine. The opening match of the Palestine Women's National Football League on February 10, 2011, in the Feisal al-Husseini Stadium was attended by an estimated 8,000 people. The Women's league has six teams.[4][5] Football is the most popular sport in Palestine. Honey Thaljieh is a pioneer in womens football[6]
References
- ↑ "Soccer Is Under Fire in Palestine". Vice. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "For Palestine Soccer Even Coming Homer Is No Given". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Shrestha, Manesh (March 8, 2012). "Palestine: A national soccer team without a nation". CNN. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Girls FC". aljazeera. 27 Jun 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Honey Thaljieh of FIFA has a dream for women's soccer - The Boston Globe". Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/421947a8-f16c-11e1-a553-00144feabdc0. Missing or empty
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