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Graffiti reading "No Deel ZOG" -- using an acronym for the antisemitic term "Zionist-Occupied Government," popularized by white supremacists -- is seen on the Arsenal soccer team's Emirates Stadium in London, on May 18, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 21, 2026, 9:09 am
‘ZOG’: Antisemitic graffiti at Arsenal stadium after UK team unveils Israeli-founded sponsor
Vandals use ‘Zionist Occupied Government’ conspiracy theory in targeting London soccer team, the new English league champion, and US company Deel, founded by a French-Israeli
By ToI Staff
Police arrive to patrol outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal 1st leg soccer match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich in London, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. This week's Champions League soccer games will go ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
April 9, 2024, 6:29 pm
Champions League soccer matches to go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat
France, UK and Spain bolster stadium security in major cities hosting soccer games; threats come weeks after terror group’s deadly attack on a Russian concert hall
By Agencies
United States goalkeeper Matt Turner looks into the crowd during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Uzbekistan, September 9, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
October 13, 2023, 4:05 pm
A chance discovery connects US soccer star Matt Turner to his Jewish roots
2015 clean-up of his great-grandparents’ home gives new clarity into a hazy familial past for England Premier League starting goalkeeper: ‘We didn’t even know we were Lithuanian’
By Joseph D'Hippolito
Fans attend the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, at Emirates Stadium, in London, England, October 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
April 27, 2023, 6:44 am
England’s Arsenal soccer team launches Jewish fan group to combat antisemitism
Premier League club also announces three-year ban on 31 fans for ‘abusive and discriminatory behavior,’ including 5 for Jew hatred
By jacob gurvis
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli waves fans at the end of the Europa League round of 16, first leg, soccer match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at the Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
April 3, 2023, 3:21 pm
Arsenal star wins voucher at London Jewish school raffle
Encouraged to buy ticket for local Jewish school charity event, Brazilian soccer player Gabriel Martinelli reportedly scores a £100 prize
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Fans arrive ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 15, 2023. (Adrian Dennis/AFP)
January 19, 2023, 12:48 am
England’s Arsenal soccer club probing ‘disturbing’ antisemitism involving its fans
Premier League team reports pair of antisemitic incidents at game against Tottenham and nearby pub, denounces behavior
By AFP and ToI Staff
Leicester City soccer players Wesley Fofana and Hamza Choudhury hold a Palestinian flag after their FA Cup final win over Chelsea, May 15, 2021. (Twitter screenshot)
May 16, 2021, 2:09 am
Leicester City soccer players raise Palestinian flag after UK cup victory
Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny, an Egyptian, tweets: ‘My heart and my soul and my support for you Palestine’
By AFP
In this Saturday, March 7, 2020 photo Arsenal's head coach Mikel Arteta reacts during the Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and West Ham at the Emirates Stadium in London. (AP/Matt Dunham)
March 13, 2020, 6:36 am
Premier League soccer in doubt as Arsenal manager, Chelsea player catch virus
Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi both test positive for COVID-19, sending teams into lockdown, but PM Johnson says not ready to ban sporting events yet
By AFP
Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac, center, celebrates with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, left, and Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos at the end of the Europa League semifinal soccer match between Valencia and Arsenal in Valencia, Spain, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
July 26, 2019, 4:36 am
2 soccer stars targeted in London by ‘knife-wielding car-jackers’; 1 fights back
Defender Sead Kolasinac, who was in vehicle with Arsenal colleague Mesut Ozil, confronts masked attackers in incident captured on video
By AFP and ToI Staff
Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil, third from left, and his fiancée Amine Gulse, second from left, stand next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, and his wife Emine Erdoga. second from right, during their wedding ceremony at the Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 7, 2019. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
June 8, 2019, 5:42 pm
Erdogan plays best man at soccer star Mesut Ozil’s wedding
Turkish president is groomsman at weekend nuptials of Arsenal midfielder, a German player with Turkish roots, and former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse
By AFP
Beitar Jerusalem player Yossi Benayoun seen during the match between Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin F.C. at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. (Flash90)
April 11, 2019, 3:17 pm
Israeli soccer star Yossi Benayoun announces retirement after 22-year career
38-year-old who played for English clubs Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal will become professional manager for Beitar Jerusalem; ‘I am happy with my soccer journey,’ he says
By Michael Bachner
Tottenham Hotspur supporters are seen at the stands during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on October 22, 2017 in London, England. ( David Ramos/Getty Images via JTA)
December 21, 2018, 1:40 pm
Arsenal investigating fans for anti-Semitism during game against Tottenham
London soccer club vows to ban supporters who display ‘discriminatory or violent behavior,’ will push for prosecution of fans behind latest incidents
By ToI Staff
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger attends a news conference with Arsenal player Gilberto from Brazil, Monday, April 24 2006 (AP Photo/Fernando Bustamante)
April 20, 2018, 4:50 pm
A grateful farewell to Arsene Wenger from an Arsenal fan and his family far away
The joy of football that the departing coach conveyed to his players formed the sporting centerpiece of my kids’ childhood
By David Horovitz
Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich (right) applauds as striker Didier Drogba holds up the Champions League trophy, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 27, 2015, 7:00 pm
‘Jewish’ Chelsea is Mideast’s top team
Owned by Roman Abramovich, who just bought a hotel in Israel, London soccer club is most-supported in Jordan, West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman… and Israel
By ToI Staff
Welsh Football Team plays coexistence football with Jewish and Arab children from northern communities in Israel. The children were handed Welsh football team shirts by the players and manager Chris Coleman. R-L: Joe Ledley, Chris Coleman and Gareth Bale. (photo credit: Kobi Wolf)
March 29, 2015, 11:40 pm
Welsh national team hosts Arab-Jewish soccer clinic
Following decisive win against Israel, Gareth Bale and other stars kick around for coexistence in Haifa
By ToI Staff
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