THE motion to suspend Israel from Fifa was dropped yesterday, with a committee set up to establish free movement of players and goods along the West Bank and Gaza.

There was talk earlier on in the morning that a deal had been struck between the two nations and that there would be no need for a vote but those rumours were false.

Instead, head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub addressed those in attendance at the Fifa Congress to announce that he was withdrawing the proposal after talking to the majority of Fifa’s 209 members.