Rajoub: we'll take Israel to court

Palestinian soccer chief said Tuesday he would appeal to the world’s top sports court if the soccer world body FIFA fails to punish Israel over clubs based in the occupied West Bank.

Palestine Football Association (PFA) President Jibril Rajoub said the two sides met at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday for seven hours with no breakthrough achieved and little hope for a compromise.

“Israel didn’t even come up with any serious argument,” he said. “I don’t think there will be any agreement.”

Rajoub said the PFA continues to trust FIFA and will wait for the body’s council to make a definitive ruling on the dispute, which could come when the council meets next in January.