Despite 90-day suspension, Luis Rubiales and local federation insist kiss he gave player Jenni Hermoso during awards ceremony was innocent; she says it was assault

Israeli team sings Hatikva, holds flag at game tournament, but Riyadh hosts prevent repetition at actual opening event

Three gamers, trainer, and deputy manager allowed into country after coordination with international soccer organization and Riyadh

FIFA announces soccer tournament will be held in South American nation after pulling it from Indonesia, which saw public and political opposition to Israel's participation

Muslim-majority state loses soccer tourney hosting rights after governors called to ban Israel; Indonesians inundate Instagram page of presidential candidate with negative comments

FIFA says move 'due to the current circumstances' without giving specific reason, amid backlash in Bali over Israel's participation in tournament

President announces talks with FIFA following outcry against Jewish state's participation in soccer event in world's most populous Muslim nation

Tournament, set to be held in Bali, pushed back due to protests against Jewish state's debut at tournament, governor's calls for ban of players over Palestinian issue

Organized by conservative Muslim alliance, demonstrators wave signs calling Israel the enemy of Islam, block Jakarta thoroughfare; some moderate groups also urge Israel's exclusion

Operation dubbed 'Project Matterhorn' allegedly aimed to get content for possible pressure against Michael Lauber amid fears in Doha that it may be stripped of hosting World Cup