soccer

Belgian soccer club facing sanctions for antisemitic chants

Club Brugge facing sanctions after its supporters allegedly made antisemitic chants during a recent game against Belgian rival Anderlecht.

Barcelona soccer star announces retirement after heart scare

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from soccer at age of 33.

Algerian players boycott soccer match because of Israeli

Three Algerian players boycott friendly match of past soccer stars in Qatar due to presence of Israeli coach Avraham Grant.

Two Jewish athletes win Argentina's top sports awards

Diego Schwartzman and Jewish indoor soccer star win 2 of Argentina’s top sport awards.

BBC pundit apologizes for comparing soccer game to 'a Holocaust'

BBC 5 soccer pundit apologizes on-air for saying West Ham faced “a Holocaust” in an away game against rival Manchester City.

Is US Men’s National Team soccer player Brenden Aaronson Jewish?

Could the rising soccer star with the last name Aaronson and curly hair be Jewish?

Polish referee sends anti-Semitic rant to 'Never Again' group

“Jews are not a chosen people despite this everlasting pretense of theirs,” ref reportedly writes.

UK soccer fan given 8 weeks in jail for anti-Semitic tweets

21-year old Chelsea F.C. season ticket holder pleaded guilty in October to seven charges for posting anti-Semitic material on Twitter.

Watch: UK soccer fans harass Jewish man with anti-Semitic chant

UK soccer fans onboard flight to Belgium harangue haredi passenger with anti-Jewish chant.

Scottish Football Association fined for fans booing Hatikvah

Scottish fans booing Israeli national anthem during World Cup qualifying match leads to fine by FIFA.

Top Polish soccer referee blasted for offensive rant about Jews

Senior referee responds to program combating anti-Semitism in soccer with rant that plays on offensive stereotypes.

Italy's top soccer league adopts IHRA anti-Semitism definition

The top soccer league in Italy has adopted the IHRA definition and will implement additional measures to combat anti-Semitism in soccer.

Union Berlin faces penalty after anti-Semitism during Haifa game

Union Berlin will play match with empty fan section as punishment “for the racist behaviour of its supporters.”

UK soccer team manager blasted for Holocaust comparison

Bristol Rovers manager facing mounting criticism for comparing team's difficulty winning to "a Holocaust."

Italian Jewish org condemns fascist salutes at Rome soccer game

A leading Italian Jewish org has called for action after fans at Lazio's win over Inter-Milan were filmed doing fascist salutes and chants.

UK soccer team denounces anti-Semitic poster

South London team Millwall F.C. removed the neo-Nazi poster from near its stadium and sent a report to law enforcement.

UK soccer fan pleads guilty to anti-Semitic Twitter posts

Chelsea FC season ticket holder pleads guilty to posting string of anti-Semitic tweets referencing players, fans and the Holocaust.

UEFA investigating anti-Semitic abuse toward Jewish soccer fans

Europe's soccer authority is looking into allegations that Union Berlin fans hurled anti-Semitic slurs at fans of Maccabi Haifa.

Jewish fans targeted during Maccabi Haifa soccer match in Berlin

Pro-Israel groups says its fans attending soccer game where pelted with anti-Semitic abuse and nearly had one of their flags lit on fire.

'Rabbi of soccer players of Israel' connects soccer and faith

Arutz Sheva speak with Rabbi Ami Pykovski, the Rabbi of Israel's soccer players.

UK soccer fans set up support group to tackle anti-Semitism

Fans of Watford Football Club launch support group, encouraged by former Israeli soccer star Ronny Rosenthal, to connect Jewish supporters.

Afghan soccer player: 'No future for people like me'

A 25-year-old civil engineer and former member of Afghanistan's national soccer team says teammates left behind should burn their uniforms.

Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi to leave FC Barcelona

Football Club Barcelona announces departure of star player Lionel Messi.

UK sports station sorry for caller's on air anti-Semitic remark

Caller's anti-Semitic remark during Youtube sports show segment directed at team's Jewish chairman called "appalling" by Tottenham.

Outrage after Dutch soccer player targeted in anti-Semitic mural

Jewish community org demands apology after Steven Berghuis depicted as Holocaust victim for signing with rival team known for Jewish fans.

Watch: Soccer players barely avoid being sucked up by dust devil

A 'dust devil' whirlwind cloud nearly picked off a number of professional soccer players prior to match featuring two Bolivian teams.

'A game against Beitar Jerusalem should take place in Jerusalem'

Beitar Jerusalem soccer team cancels match against FC Barcelona after request not to play in Jerusalem.

Soccer championships may have caused new wave

Dozens of Israelis travelled to Europe to watch the finals - and they may have brought the new wave of infections back with them.

British Jewish actor targeted by anti-Semites at Euro final

'Are you even from this country?' British actor harassed during soccer match at Wembley.

Highlights from Euro 2020, Italy versus England

Italy beats England in European Championship after 3-2 penalty shootout.

UK soccer club joins ADL in partnership to fight bigotry

Britain's Chelsea soccer team partners with the Anti-Defamation League, funding expansion of ADL's Center on Extremism.

Jewish man makes history as first UAE athlete in Maccabiah Games

Jewish athlete will make history when he becomes the first competitor from GCC to participate in the Maccabiah Games.

Maccabi Tel Aviv wins soccer State Cup

For the last time in his term of office, President Reuven Rivlin presents the State Cup to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Belgian soccer player chants 'I'd rather die than be a Jew'

Noa Lang defends video showing himself making anti-Semitic chant with fans after a game.

Spurs soccer club forces fan to put away Israeli flag or leave

Spurs: Israeli flag "could possibly be considered inflammatory" and is not allowed at matches, despite its presence many times in the past.

Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed celebrates goals with kippah

Hemed given a yellow card for putting on Kippah, saying Shemah prayer after scoring a goal.

2/3 of Makkabi Germany soccer players experienced anti-Semitism

New survey shows that anti-Semitic incidents are far too common experience for Jewish soccer players in Germany.

Former soccer star to act in children's show

The show takes player turned actor David Beckham back to his childhood field in East London.

Roger Waters again calls for boycott of Israeli soccer teams

Ex-Pink Floyd member doubles down on call for boycott of Israeli soccer teams. Israeli soccer association's response? 'Use soccer for unity'

UK soccer club’s FB Pesach greeting met with anti-Semitic abuse

Aston Villa issued statement condemning hate after holiday greeting defaced with 27,000 “angry emojis” and “torrent” of anti-Israel remarks.

Argentine soccer fans chant about ‘killing Jews to make soap’

Fans of a Buenos Aires-based soccer team chant about “killing the Jews to make soap” before game against a team with history of Jewish fans.

UAE soccer team to play two friendlies with Maccabi Haifa

UAE-based Al-Ain soccer team will play Maccabi Haifa in two friendlies after the two signed a cooperation agreement.

Historic meeting of Israeli, Morocco soccer league presidents

Israel's, Morocco's soccer league presidents agreed to friendly match between the two national teams.

UAE soccer association to sign agreement with Israel

UAE’s soccer association announces it will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli soccer association on Monday in Dubai.

Watch: IDF soldier plays soccer with Palestinian kids

IDF Arabic spokesman tweets video of IDF soldier playing ball with a group of Arab boys

English Premier League adopts IHRA anti-Semitism definition

Combat Anti-Semitism Movement: 'Premier League is sending an important message to fans worldwide that there is no place for anti-Semitism.'

Watch: Argentinian police investigating Maradona's death

Reuters reported that Maradona's lawyer requested search of soccer star's physician's home. No info provided on nature of investigation.

Why did Madonna 'trend' online yesterday?

Social media users mistake reports on passing of Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona for pop singer Madonna.

Soccer legend Diego Maradona dies of heart attack

The former soccer star died at his home just two weeks after he left the hospital following surgery on a blot clot in his brain.

Norway cancels friendly soccer match with Israel over COVID

After Israeli player tested positive for COVID, Norwegian football federation announces match due to be played in Oslo was canceled.

Israel and UAE to cooperate on soccer

Maccabi Haifa and UAE's Al-Ain FC to meet for a friendly match in Abu Dhabi.

Dutch sports channel adds anti-Semitic chants to soccer match

During live broadcast of soccer match, network includes recording of audience reactions which included anti-Semitic chants from fans.

Highlights from Israel-Slovakia soccer match

Israel ties Slovakia 1-1.

German soccer stars' group donates $80,000 to Auschwitz museum

'Auschwitz is part of our history, its memory is omnipresent,' WeKickCorona says.

Natalie Portman is ‘all in’ as an owner of women’s soccer team

Israeli-born actress becomes co-owner of new LA-based women's soccer team.

4 teams to watch in the English Premier League next season

Here are 4 EPL teams to watch next season.

Unbelievable Premier League facts you probably didn’t know

Here are several unbelievable premier league facts that you probably didn’t know.

Argentinian soccer fans cheer goal by Argentinian-Israeli player

With local sporting events banned due to coronavirus lockdown, Argentinian soccer fans cheer goal by Israeli-Argentinian player in Israel.

Euro 2020 soccer championship postponed by one year

UEFA announces that Euro 2020 will be held next summer due to coronavirus outbreak.

Soccer player released by team after anti-Semitic gesture

Argentine soccer player who made anti-Semitic gesture during game gets released by his team.