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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 474

English soccer

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
Fulham's Manor Solomon celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage stadium in London, February 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 11, 2023, 6:33 am
Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon joins Premier League’s Tottenham
Winger finalizing 5-year deal with Spurs, a London team with a rich, and controversial, Jewish history
By jacob gurvis
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
Fulham's Manor Solomon, left, celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Fulham at Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford, West London, Monday, March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/David Cliff)
April 15, 2023, 7:13 am
Israeli soccer star Manor Solomon makes waves as rare Jew in English Premier League
Shining for Fulham FC, the 23-year-old is turning heads in Europe with his goal-scoring prowess, and his fellow Sabras back home are exhibiting full-on ‘Manormania’
By jacob gurvis
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
George Cohen talks to the media at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on January 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
December 23, 2022, 4:27 pm
English World Cup winner George Cohen dies at 83
Defender, who had a Jewish grandfather, played every minute of England’s 1966 victorious campaign
By AP
French fans celebrate their team's victory over Engand in their World Cup quarterfinal soccer match, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
December 11, 2022, 12:25 am
France beats England 2-1, heads to semifinals hoping to defend World Cup title
Veteran Giroud heads the winner; England captain Kane misses penalty that would have tied the score; French squad, now to face Morocco in final four, is favorite to retain cup
By Andy Scott
In this Dec. 13, 2019 photo, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
November 25, 2022, 3:08 pm
Saudi Arabia urges its investors to buy Manchester United, Liverpool soccer clubs
Kingdom has been accused of ‘sportswashing’; Zara boss also interested in buying United from US-Jewish Glazer family; unsourced report claims Apple also wants the team
By ToI Staff
Cricket fans and players observe silence in the third Test between England and South Africa in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, The Oval, London, September 10, 2022. (Screen grab)
September 10, 2022, 3:21 pm
Cricket plays tribute to the Queen as fans bash UK soccer for scrapping games
Spectators and players observe silence ahead of rendition of new anthem, ‘God Save the King’; soccer fans say canceling games was ‘missed opportunity’ for national mourning
By AFP and ToI Staff
Team players stand on the pitch during minutes silence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II prior the Group B Europa Conference League soccer match between West Ham and FCSB Steaua Bucharest at London Stadium in London, September 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
September 9, 2022, 1:31 pm
British sports suspend activity following death of Queen Elizabeth
Premier League soccer, a deciding cricket game between England and South Africa and a high-profile golf match are among the events postponed
By AP
A Rangers FC fan celebrates while holding an Israeli flag during a match against Celtic FC in 2017. (Ross MacDonald/SNS Group via Getty Images/ via JTA)
September 4, 2022, 1:16 pm
Why Scotland’s fiercest soccer rivalry features Israeli vs. Palestinian flags
While many see the display as more about Catholic-Protestant sectarianism than politics, Irish support for Palestine factors in. Either way, local Jews would like to see it stopped
By Jacob Judah
In this July 30, 2018 photo, a view of ticket office at the New Lawn, Forest Green Rovers’ football ground, in Nailsworth, England. (AP Photo/James Brook)
August 28, 2022, 5:13 am
In England, world’s greenest soccer team is vocal critic of Israel’s blue and white
Forest Green Rovers is the first UN-certified carbon neutral club, only serves vegan concessions, and proudly flies a Palestinian flag at its ground
By Shaul Adar
An undated photograph of Rolf Friedland, later Ralph Freeman (top row, third from left), with his football team in Berlin. (Courtesy)
August 15, 2022, 1:39 pm
ToI tale about soccer hero saving German Jew will be studied by Premier League youth
UK’s Holocaust Education Trust will integrate into its program Football Remembers the Holocaust the story of Tottenham player Bert Sproston saving Ralph Freeman from the Nazis
By Sue Surkes
An undated photograph of Rolf Friedland, later Ralph Freeman (top row, third from left), with his football team in Berlin. (Courtesy)
July 26, 2022, 8:10 pm
How a Tottenham Hotspur soccer player saved my father-in-law’s life
And why, in tribute to defender Bert Sproston’s simple, world-changing act of humanity 84 years ago, 7 members of our family will go to see London team play Roma in Haifa on Sat.
By Sue Surkes
American businessman Todd Boehly attends the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/ Alastair Grant)
May 30, 2022, 9:47 pm
Russian oligarch Abramovich completes sale of Chelsea soccer team to American tycoon
Billionaire, who also has Israeli and Portuguese citizenships, was forced to sell club after being hit by sanctions over ties to Putin, following invasion of Ukraine
By Steven Griffiths
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