Tag: Soccer

Jewish and anti-Semitism watchdog groups are urging FIFA to take a stance concerning a Polish soccer referee who went on a rant against Jews. Lukasz Araszkiewicz, a FIFA-trained referee and member of the Polish Football...

Italy’s premier soccer league, Serie A, has agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. It made the announcement at a conference called “The Fight Against Anti-Semitism in Football: European Agreements,” the Italian-language...

WC Directors for International Relations and for Latin America Diego Maradona was aware that his private life was not exemplary. In addition to being one of the best soccer players in history, he was also...

The Union Berlin German soccer club banned one of its fans on Wednesday for anti-Semitic abuse targeting visiting fans of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa during a game in Berlin. “There is no tolerance whatsoever for...

The president of FC Barcelona participated in a tree-planting ceremony in Israel ahead of the El Classico match in Tel Aviv between the soccer club’s legendary players and Real Madrid. Joan Laporta took part in a prayer...

Beitar Jerusalem soccer-club owner Moshe Hogeg said on Thursday that he canceled a friendly match with Barcelona after it refused to play in Jerusalem. “After receiving the contract for signing and being exposed to the...

A Jewish actor and satirist detailed on Twitter how he was “racially abused” on Sunday night at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom as he watched the UEFA European Championship final between England and Italy. Jolyon...

The Chelsea Foundation announced on Monday the launch of a new partnership with the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation and the Israeli Football Association (IFA) to help expand a sports program for Jewish and Arab...

A backlash against the proposed European Super League, a new professional soccer league announced on Sunday, has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic hate online. Soccer fans who oppose the ESL blamed Jews for “ruining” soccer,...

Police in the Netherlands are investigating footage from a fan rally prior to a soccer game last week between two Dutch teams where fans chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas.” The incident, first reported...