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Israel PM Netanyahu addresses Iranian people in new YouTube video

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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...
Carrying one of his children, Russian Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich arrives at the Beresheet Hotel in Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel on April 14, 2014, Photo by Flash90.

Abramovich sends kids with special needs to World Cup

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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

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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...
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 6, 2018. Photo by Flash90.

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,...
The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, something unthinkable during the Soviet era, is sure to be a destination for Jewish sports tourists when matches are not being held.

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...
Israeli Minister of Sports and Culture Miri Regev speaks to the press at the sports ministry's offices in Tel Aviv on June 6, 2018. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Israeli sports minister: Argentinian soccer match canceled over ‘terrorism’

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Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev, speaking out after the cancellation of a friendly soccer match in Jerusalem between Israel and the Argentine national team, said it was a result of “terror threats”...
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, June 6, 2018. Photo by Flash90

Why a soccer hooligan is smiling

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Jibril Rajoub is many things—a convicted terrorist, a former West Bank security chief, a former confidante of the late Yasser Arafat, and now the head of both the Palestinian Football Association and the Palestinian...
Lionel Messi (center) seen surrounded by press and security, as he and the FC Barcelona team arrive at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Aug. 4, 2013. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Palestinians urged to burn Messi shirts, souvenirs if soccer star plays Israel

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Palestinian fans of Argentinian soccer megastar Lionel Messi have been encouraged to burn replicas of his team jersey and all pictures of him if he goes through with playing in a friendly match against...
Post by Beitar Jerusalem soccer team, announcing its name change to “Beitar Trump Jerusalem.” Source: screenshot

Celebrated Jerusalem soccer team now named for Trump

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Loyal Jerusalem soccer fans were greeted with news on Sunday that their beloved Beitar Jerusalem soccer club would be changing its name in honor of the American leader who was the first to recognize...

Chelsea fans accused of anti-Semitism – days after club launches anti-hate campaign

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Chelsea supporters were heard singing anti-Semitic songs during Monday night’s match against Watford – just days after the club launched a project to stamp out the scourge. The Premier League champions officially launched their campaign...