UEFA bans Euro competition ties in Israel

UEFA has suspended all European competition matches in Israel until further notice following the recent conflict in the region…

UEFA has suspended all European competition matches in Israel until further notice following the recent conflict in the region.

As a result, AC Milan will not travel to Israel to play Hapoel Tel Aviv in the UEFA Cup quarter-final.

AC Milan were concerned about the safety of club players and officials who were due to travel to Hapoel's Bloomfield stadium in Tel Aviv next Thursday.

"We have been told by UEFA this morning that the game will not be in Israel now, but we have not been told where the new location will be," AC Milan spokesman Ugo Allevi told reporters. "Cyprus has been mentioned but we do not know yet.

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"We contacted them because we were concerned about safety."