Tag: Soccer
European Jewish Congress calls for strict action against anti-Semitic soccer fans
In response to fans at soccer games engaging in anti-Semitic activity, such as singing an offensive song about Jews, the European Jewish Congress called on Thursday for professional leagues to take stricter action.
Supporters of...
Iranian women permitted to attend top soccer match for first time in 39 years
Hundreds of women were allowed to attend the Asian Champions League soccer final in Tehran on Saturday, a tentative end to a decades-old ban on women attending top soccer matches in Iran.
Iranian women have...
International soccer group acquiesces to Israeli broadcast in Judea, Samaria
The Union of European Football Associations relented to a request by Israel’s national broadcaster to televise the Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer games, after a year of negotiation over whether the...
Israeli broadcasting authority battling football association for right to show games in Judea, Samaria
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has refused to allow Israel’s national broadcaster, Kan, to broadcast the World Cup and Euro 2020 soccer games to Israeli television sets in Judea, Samaria or eastern...
FIFA suspends Palestinian soccer head for inciting hatred and violence
Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), has been given a one-year suspension by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), effective on Aug. 24, for inciting hatred and violence against...
Israel PM Netanyahu addresses Iranian people in new YouTube video
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
“Can you imagine how hard it is to stop Ronaldo from scoring a goal? I used to play soccer. Let me tell you– it’s almost impossible.
But the Iranian team just...
Abramovich sends kids with special needs to World Cup
Thanks to new Israeli citizen and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, 35 Israeli children with special needs or illnesses were flown to Moscow on Sunday to take part in the excitement surrounding the...
Israeli and Argentinian Americans sport unity after scrapping Jerusalem game
The Israeli-American Council’s Las Vegas branch held a friendly match with its Argentinian counterpart in a display of unity and friendship following the cancellation of an Israeli-Argentinian soccer match in Jerusalem earlier this month.
The...
Palestinian soccer chief’s bid for FIFA to net Israel backfires
The soccer’s world governing body rejected a demand on Wednesday presented by Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub to impose sanctions on and suspend countries that “violate citizens’ rights.”
The bid, which clearly targeted Israel,...
Jewish communities across Russia open doors to World Cup Jewish visitors
If Rostov-on-Don Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Chaim Danzinger has his way, thousands of Jewish soccer fans who will descend on his storied town and 10 other historic cities for the upcoming World Cup games in Russia will...