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A Middle East Eye investigation detailed how football's global governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, continue to support Israeli football clubs based in illegal West Bank settlements, even as Palestinian sporting facilities are destroyed or crippled by Israeli checkpoints. The report cites clubs such as Ironi Ariel, based in the settlement of Ariel, as beneficiaries of continued international recognition. The findings add to longstanding criticism of international sporting bodies for failing to sanction Israeli settlement-based teams despite broader calls for accountability over the occupation.