Posts Tagged: soccer
History Major Elected to UK’s Largest Student Union Calls Zionists ‘Sub-Human, Rats’
An elected delegate to the UK’s largest student union called Zionists “sub-human,” The Tab reported on Tuesday. According to the report, in a Facebook tirade against...
Egypt Rejects Israeli Offer to Hold Friendly Soccer Match
Egypt rejected an Israeli offer to hold a friendly soccer match between their national teams, the Saudi-owned pan-Arab news outlet Al Arabiya reported on Sunday. Speaking to Al Arabiya, Azmi...
UK Soccer Fans Barred From Games for 3 Years After Subjecting Fans to Nazi Salutes, ‘Hissing’
Two soccer fans in the UK were banned from attending matches for the next three years after they were caught making Nazi gestures and "hissing" at Tottenham...
UK Police Nab Arsenal Fans Over Smashing Spurs Stadium as ‘Back to Auschwitz’ Chanters Remain Free
British police have apprehended several suspects for damaging the stadium at White Hart Lane in London, but it appears other fans at the highly anticipated Arsenal-Tottenham Hotspur...
Outrage Over Soccer Match in Gaza Dedicated to Kidnappers of Israeli Soldiers
A flyer advertising Sunday's Palestine Cup Final in Gaza between the Shuja'iyya and Rafah clubs carried the faces of two Israeli soldiers kidnapped and killed during...
Palestinian Football Association Chairman Threatens to Prevent Israel’s Participation in the Olympics
The chairman of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub warned on Monday that his group may in the future seek to prevent Israel's participation in the...
Croatian Soccer Star’s Hebrew Tattoo Causes a Stir Online
A Hebrew tattoo sported by Croatian soccer star Mario Mandzukic became an internet sensation in Israel after it was exposed on Tuesday during a Champions...
Top Israeli Soccer Coach Avram Grant Leads Ghana Into African Cup of Nations Final
Leading Israeli soccer coach Avram Grant is celebrating his 60th birthday today with added cheer, after having guided Ghana's national team into an enticing African...
South African Jewish Soccer Star Dean Furman Leads National Team Into African Cup of Nations
As South Africa's national soccer team prepares for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations, which kicks off on January 17 in Equatorial Guinea, all eyes...
Soccer Club Owner Excuses Anti-Semitic Remarks With ‘Some of my Best Friends Are Jews’ Line
The owner of a prominent English soccer club has been forced to apologize after being widely condemned for disparaging and racist remarks about Jewish and...
Anti-Semitic Abuse Forces UK Jewish Youth Soccer Team to Abandon Match
The growing problem of anti-Semitism at soccer matches in England took an ugly twist last weekend when a Jewish youth side was compelled to leave...
British Police Investigate Anti-Semitic Tweets in Response to Soccer Club’s Rosh Hashana Greeting
Kick It Out, a non-governmental body combating racism in British soccer, has reported to UK police a flood of anti-Semitic tweets posted in response to...
Soccer is a Substitute for Warfare
They say soccer is a beautiful game, but it is also a symbol of what is wrong with society. Here is a game of skill...
UK Prime Minister: Let Tottenham Hotspur Fans Call Themselves ‘Yids’
British Prime Minister David Cameron waded into a row involving fans of London football club Tottenham Hotspur and Britain's ruling football body, the Football Association,...
