Tag: Soccer
Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release
Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the...
Norwegian soccer pledges sales from Israel match for Gaza
Norway’s soccer federation announced on Tuesday it will donate all profits from its upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Israel to Gaza aid efforts.
“Neither we nor other organizations can remain indifferent to the humanitarian...
Argentina probes antisemitic incidents at soccer match
Argentine authorities and soccer officials have launched multiple investigations after a series of antisemitic incidents involving Club Atlético All Boys fans during a match against Atlanta on Sunday. Atlanta is a team known for...
Idan Amedi: Beitar is more than a soccer club; it’s a family
Israeli singer and Fauda actor Idan Amedi was only one of the star attractions at an event held at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem (MOTJ) on May 5, as the city’s famous soccer club, Beitar Jerusalem,...
Israel opens World Cup qualifiers with 2-1 victory over Estonia
Israel began its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 victory over Estonia in Debrecen, Hungary on Saturday.
Originally scheduled to be played in the Jewish state, the match was relocated due to security concerns.
Estonia...
Israeli-Arab soccer match announcer dismissed after hailing Hamas
The match announcer of Israel Premier League soccer team Bnei Sakhnin F.C. was dismissed on Monday after an interview in which he praised Hamas surfaced in Hebrew media.
Saeed Hassanain, who is a long-time Israeli...
‘Sorry, sir, we are unable to help you right now’
Before I left for this trip to see Maccabi Tel Aviv play in Amsterdam—the month before I will be starting my service in the Israel Defense Forces—I couldn’t have imagined that it would make...
Protesters storm French Football Federation over Israel game
Scores of anti-Israel protesters burst into the French Football Federation offices in Paris on Monday, and demanded the cancellation of an upcoming Nations League game between France and the Jewish state.
In video footage posted...
German soccer fans pay tribute to Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Supporters of Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen paid tribute to murdered Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Saturday afternoon before their team's friendly match against FC Bayern Munich.
Fans in the stands at Weser Stadium in...
B’nai B’rith pushes back against efforts by FIFA to sanction Israeli soccer
B’nai B’rith International sent a letter last week to the leaders of top soccer organizations worldwide, voicing opposition to a campaign led by the Palestinian Football Association to urge FIFA to sanction the Israel Football Association.
FIFA...