FootballBelgian mayor blocks Israeli football club from playing Europa League on ‘safety grounds’The Israeli embassy in Belgium has offered to assist with security to ensure the match can go aheadBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
West Midlands PoliceFormer West Midlands Police chief investigated for ‘gross misconduct’ over Maccabi fan banThe police watchdog will examine, among other issues, flaws in the report justifying the ban, including a reference to a non-existent match that was allegedly the result of an AI hallucinationBy JC Reporter2 min read
FootballWest Ham asks fans to stop anti-Palestine chant about Israeli winger Manor SolomonThe chant has been called ‘offensive and divisive’ by the clubBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
By The JC LeaderThe success of Israeli players in English football matters beyond the pitchAt a time when there are persistent attempts to turn the Jewish state into a pariah, clubs such as Southampton and West Ham have refused to allow politics to dictate whom they employ, judging Manor Solomon and Daniel Peretz as sportsmen rather than symbols2 min read
FootballPolish club could face Uefa sanctions after supporters ‘aimed Nazi salutes’ at Israeli fansThe ugly scenes occurred after GKS Katowice were knocked out of the Uefa Conference League by Hapoel Tel AvivBy Mark Wood1 min read
FootballIsraeli winger Manor Solomon poised for £7m Spurs-West Ham leapSolomon has played for Tottenham since 2023, after being evacuated from Ukraine the year before while signed to Shakhtar DonetskBy JC Reporter1 min read
BarcelonaBarcelona manager Hansi Flick heaps praise upon Israeli academy prospectFlick named Orian Goren as one of the three youngsters who most impressed him in preseasonBy Ben Conway2 min read
Fifa President Gianni Infantino proposes Israel v Palestine under-15s match in latest peace gambitThe fixture would open a new worldwide junior football tournamentBy Ben Conway1 min read||June 15, 2026 14:05
Ireland v Israel to take place at neutral venue and without fans over pro-Palestine protest fearsIreland had been scheduled to host Israel in the Uefa Nations League in Dublin on October 4By Ben Conway2 min read||June 12, 2026 18:02
‘Iron Dome’ Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz joins Southampton FC on permanent deal from Bayern MunichThe south coast side spent more than £6 million to acquire Peretz, who is married to pop star Noa KirelBy Ben Conway2 min read||June 8, 2026 15:48
Celtic fan group opposes manager role for Robbie Keane over his previous Maccabi Tel Aviv jobThe Spurs legend is touted to become the Scottish club’s next bossBy Ben Conway2 min read||June 4, 2026 18:30
Irish football captain says that no one will ‘hold back’ players who want to ‘take a stand’ against IsraelThe team’s friendly with Qatar on Thursday was interrupted by Palestine flag-emblazoned tennis balls thrown onto the pitchBy Ben Conway3 min read||May 29, 2026 11:01
Irish footballers and celebrities sign open letter calling for cancellation of Israel matchesTen uncapped Irish players and a former manager of the national team are among the signatoriesBy Ben Conway2 min read||May 8, 2026 14:50
Palestinian football chief snubs handshake from Arab-Israeli official at Fifa CongressJibril Rajoub claimed that Basim Suleiman’s appointment to the Israeli FA was designed to ‘whitewash their fascism and genocide’By JC Reporter1 min read||May 1, 2026 12:02
Police arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probeThose detained include current players and a group of senior team officialsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 15:46
‘My country is my pride’: Israeli footballer Tai Abed ‘turns down millions’ to play for UAE national sideAbed, 21, is one of Israeli football’s biggest rising starsBy Ben Conway1 min read||January 26, 2026 12:05
