Tag: Soccer
FIFA removes Indonesia, which banned Israel, as youth soccer tournament host
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) removed Indonesia on Wednesday as host of the under-20 U-20 World Cup soccer tournament, previously slated to take place from May 20 to June 11 in Bali, Indonesia. It...
Israel to soccer fans visiting Qatar: Keep a low profile
Israelis attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup that kicks off on Sunday are being urged to avoid standing out.
“The Iranian team will be in the World Cup and we estimate that tens of thousands...
Qatar says no to temporary Israeli consulate during World Cup
Qatar has rejected Israel’s request to open a temporary consulate in the Gulf state to assist Israelis traveling to Doha for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to Middle East Monitor.
Jerusalem announced in June that it...
FIFA World Cup hospitality website continues to exclude Israel, lists ‘Palestine’ instead
The FIFA World Cup, which is set to take place in Qatar from Nov. 21 through Dec. 18, has a website that offers the public help in purchasing hospitality packages, but Israelis looking for their country...
PSG beats Nantes to win soccer Champions Trophy in Tel Aviv
French champion Paris Saint-Germain defeated French Cup victor Nantes 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, where the match was played for the second consecutive year.
Midway through the first...
Israel to host French Super Cup soccer match with Messi, Neymar
The French Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) and FC Nantes is scheduled to be held next week at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.
Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi will arrive with PSG....
Qatar’s blood-stained World Cup
There was another significant announcement from an Arab capital last week about relations with Israel when Qatar—the wealthy Gulf nation that provides Hamas with financial and political support—confirmed that Israeli citizens would be permitted to...
Israelis get approval to head to Qatar for World Cup
Add another Gulf destination has opened to Israeli citizens, at least for a month.
Despite a lack of diplomatic relations between Doha and Jerusalem, Israelis will have the opportunity to travel to Qatar for the 2022...
British soccer team to host Premier League’s first Hanukkah event
Watford FC will be the first-ever Premier League club to host a Hanukkah celebration, the team has announced.
The sold-out gathering on Dec. 2 is also the first event organized by the club’s newly established Jewish...
European Commission’s first coordinator on combating anti-Semitism to receive CER Moshe Rosen Prize
The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) will present one of its highest awards to Katharina Von Schnurbein, the first European Commission Co-ordinator on Combatting Antisemitism at a ceremony held in Munich, Germany, later this month.
The 2021...