(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 17 - The city of Udine has declined an
invitation from Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) President
Gabriele Gravina for it to be among the sponsors of the
Italy-Israel Nations League match scheduled to take place at its
Friuli stadium on October 14.
The city told ANSA that it had decided that sponsoring the match
"would be divisive with Israel being a State at war'. (ANSA).
++ Soccer: Udine refuses to sponsor Italy-Israel match ++
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