English soccer

Players from the under-18 division of Britain’s Chelsea soccer club attend a March of the Living event in the former Auschwitz Nazi camp in Poland, May 2, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

May 3, 2019, 7:59 am

Chelsea soccer’s rising stars are shocked by what they see at Auschwitz

Players from English club’s under-18 team tour Nazi death camp for the second straight year in order to boost awareness on Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Cnaan Liphshiz

A screenshot of an image posted to Instagram and then deleted by Max Meyer that appears to show Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey (back left) making a Nazi salute. (Screenshot/Instagram)

April 19, 2019, 9:01 pm

UK soccer player to be educated about Nazis after ‘ignorant’ Hitler salute

Wayne Hennessey made the gesture, but was found not guilty after panel accepted his claim he had no idea what it meant

By AFP

Manchester United's Paul Pogba scores the opening goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (AP/Rui Vieira)

April 14, 2019, 3:52 am

UK soccer fans seen chanting anti-Semitic song as FIFA urges crackdown on racism

Head of world soccer body says referees should call off matches in response to racist incidents; West Ham ‘disgusted’ by video showing abuse against Tottenham supporters

By AP and TOI staff

Manchester United's Paul Pogba, centre, vies for the ball with Paris Saint Germain's Marcos Marquinhos, right, during the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Feb. 12,2019.(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

February 18, 2019, 5:35 am

Saudis deny MBS planning to buy Manchester United soccer team

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi put the team’s already-close links with the Saudi government under scrutiny

By Rob Harris

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey celebrates after the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Monday, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

January 24, 2019, 2:05 pm

British soccer’s governing body charges Crystal Palace player over Nazi salute

Football Association says goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey brought game into disrepute with improper conduct; player denies he was deliberately making offensive gesture

By Agencies

Chelsea soccer players join the World Jewish Congress' #WeRemember Campaign. (Credit: Chelsea Football Club)

January 15, 2019, 8:42 pm

UEFA opens disciplinary action against Chelsea over fans’ anti-Semitic chants

European soccer’s governing body says its Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on February 28

By AFP

January 7, 2019, 5:06 am

British soccer player denies making Nazi salute; was just waving

Crystal Palace and Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey says photo posted by teammate gave wrong impression; ‘I can assure everyone I would never ever do that,’ he says

By AP

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

The infamous German inscription that reads 'Work Makes Free' at the main gate of the Nazi Auschwitz I extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on November 15, 2014. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images via JTA)

October 11, 2018, 7:41 pm

Britain’s Chelsea soccer club to send anti-Semitic fans on trips to Auschwitz

Initiative, pushed by Jewish-Israeli owner Roman Abramovich, will offer abusive fans an alternative to stadium bans

By Michael Bachner

In this June 15, 2018 photo, Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh celebrates his team's victory after the group B match between Morocco and Iran at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

August 1, 2018, 2:48 pm

2 Israelis and an Iranian go for goal together in English top-flight soccer

Iran’s Alireza Jahanbakhsh joins Brighton, and turns out alongside Israeli teammates Tomer Hemed (Jewish) and Beram Kayal (Muslim); in 2015, he refused to play vs Maccabi Tel Aviv

By TOI staff

British soccer fan gives Nazi salute in a bar in Volgograd, Russia (YouTube screenshot)

June 27, 2018, 1:50 am

UK soccer fans banned from matches for singing anti-Semitic song in Russia

Leeds court rules the pair cannot attend England games for three years after video in which they are also seen making Nazi salutes

By TOI staff

An English fan makign a Nazi salute at a Russian pub in a video published June 20, 2018. (screen capture: Twitter)

June 21, 2018, 1:32 am

England fans filmed making Nazi salutes at World Cup

English Football Association says police looking for supporters singing anti-Semitic songs at Volgograd pub ahead of Tunisia match

By AP and TOI staff

Ronaldinho, Brazilian former professional footballer, visits youngsters from Beitar Nordia Jerusalem at the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem on April 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

April 30, 2018, 9:46 pm

Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho opens academy in Israel

Ronaldinho Soccer Academy for children aged 6 to 16, created together with Beitar Nordia Jerusalem soccer team, to kick off with summer camp for 100 young players

By Marcus M. Gilban

Before a record crowd of more than 100,000 people who filled Berlin's Olympic stadium. the English football team gave the Nazi salute in this May 14th, 1938, file photo. England beat Germany 6-3. (AP PHOTO).

April 8, 2018, 8:16 pm

Russian FM taunts UK counterpart with UK players’ 1938 Nazi salute

In ongoing row over poison attack on Russian spy, Lavrov hits back at Britain’s Boris Johnson, who compared Russia soccer World Cup to Hitler’s Olympics

By Sue Surkes

Jordi Cruyff, the Dutch boss of Maccabi Tel Aviv, who is to step down at the end of the current season, March 2018. (YouTube screenshot)

March 28, 2018, 1:05 pm

Jordi Cruyff to step down as Maccabi Tel Aviv boss

Club gives no reason for Dutchman’s departure after six years of steering soccer team to three Israeli championships

By AFP