Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub speaks during a news conference, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israel demanded football's governing body investigate what it said were threats against Argentina players that forced them to cancel a match in Jerusalem, including Palestinian calls to burn replica shirts of Lionel Messi if he played.
Palestinian football officials praised Argentina and their captain Messi on Wednesday for calling off the friendly match against Israel, which Israeli officials had moved to Jerusalem from Israel's coastal city of Haifa.
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