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Loyal fan duo launch club for Jewish supporters of Manchester United

Manchester United has become the latest Premier League team to have a fan-led support group for Jewish fans of the team

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Joseph Eskenazy (far left) and Dan Delew (third from left) with friends at a Manchester United match (Credit: courtesy)

Joe Jacobson on the pitch (Photo: Getty)

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Joe Jacobson – from Jewish footballer to...Jewish doctor!

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Mark Lazarus was known for his energetic goal celebration (Image: Getty)

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Mark Lazarus, one of English football’s first Jewish stars, dies aged 86

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How a Spurs game 20 years ago was a pivotal moment in father-son bonding

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Meet Daniel Peretz, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper and half of Israel’s ‘Posh and Becks’ super couple

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‘It’s so painful... it hurts all my body’: Man City boss Pep Guardiola delivers surprise speech on Gaza

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PSG fans wave ‘stop genocide in Gaza’ banner during Champions League final

UEFA could hit the the winning team with a 10,000 euro fine

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters gather holding flares on a street in Paris early June 1, 2025, during celebrations following their 5-0 victory in the UEFA Champions League final football match against Inter Milan. (Getty Images)

Women’s football final abandoned over supporters waving Palestinian flags

Clapton Women and Dulwich Hamlet have criticised the stadium for cutting the match short

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Clapton CFC were winning 2-0 against Dulwich Hamlet at Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium. (Getty)

So which football club has the highest proportion of Jewish fans? The answer may surprise you

Spurs is known as the Jewish team and many members of the tribe support Arsenal, but four and a half miles from White Hart Lane there’s Brisbane Road...

By Mark Solomons

4 min read

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Outside Wembley Station last weekend (Credit: Amanda Rose)

Wayne Rooney stars in charity match organised by ex-Maccabi player

The Manchester United legend helped raise over £6,000 for charity

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

May 6, 2025 16:55

(l-r) Phil Jagielka, Graeme Warner, Steve McManaman and Wayne Rooney (Photo: Zoe Hawker)

Last minute goal by Israeli striker gives Leeds United Championship victory

Manor Solomon provided the goal necessary for Leeds to win the league on goal difference

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 5, 2025 09:58

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Manor Solomon of Leeds United, poses for a photo with the Sky Bet Championship trophy after the teams 2-1 victory, which confirmed that the team has won the Sky Bet Championship and promotion to the Premier League following the Sky Bet Championship match between Plymouth Argyle FC and Leeds United FC at Home Park on May 03, 2025 in Plymouth, England. (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Who is Manor Solomon? The Israeli winger who gave Leeds their Championship title

The 23-year-old from Kfar Saba has Sephardi and Ashkenazi roots

By JC Reporter

2 min read

May 5, 2025 09:51

Israel's midfielder Manor Solomon (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers football match between Israel and Austria at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, on September 4, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Emily Damari is one of our own – Spurs should roll out the red carpet for her

The heroic former hostage will be in London to see her lifelong team take on Crystal Palace, but there has been too little fanfare from the club she loves

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Emily Damari with her Spurs scarf following her release from Gaza

Football superstar Erling Haaland holds video call with freed hostage

Sport-mad Omer Shem Tov endured 505 day of captivity but a virtual meeting with his hero offered so much-needed strength in his recovery

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

April 17, 2025 14:30

Norway and Manchester City star Erling Haaland held a video call with former hostage Omer Shem Tov this week (Image: Getty)

Israeli football captain hits back at Norwegian players who hint Israel should be banned from UEFA

Norway captain Martin Odegaard said that his deal would have to deal with Uefa’s decision to allow Israel to play

By Ellie Grant

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March 25, 2025 13:07

Captain of the Israeli national soccer team Eli Dasa attends a press conference in Nagyerdei Stadium (Alamy)

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Football

Loyal fan duo launch club for Jewish supporters of Manchester United

Joe Jacobson – from Jewish footballer to...Jewish doctor!

Mark Lazarus, one of English football’s first Jewish stars, dies aged 86

How a Spurs game 20 years ago was a pivotal moment in father-son bonding

Meet Daniel Peretz, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper and half of Israel’s ‘Posh and Becks’ super couple

‘It’s so painful... it hurts all my body’: Man City boss Pep Guardiola delivers surprise speech on Gaza

Gary Lineker ‘not welcome’ at famous football writer’s memorial after ‘giving ammunition to antisemites’

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