A backlash over the FA's decision not to light up the Wembley arch grew today, as the government's antisemitism adviser called it 'mind-blowing', a rabbi quit the association's 'Faith in Football' group and an Israeli football boss declared himself 'disappointed beyond words'.
Sporting bodies across the UK have been urged by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to pay tribute at sporting events to victims of violence in Israel after attacks by Palestinian terror group Hamas on the country.
Ahead of tonight's friendly between England and Australia at Wembley Stadium, the FA said players will wear black armbands and a period of silence will be observed to remember victims of the conflict.