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England’s Bukayo Saka shoots for goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between France and England in Miami Gardens, Florida, July 18, 2026. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
July 19, 2026, 3:52 am
Ten-goal thriller: England beats France 6-4 to win World Cup’s third-place playoff
Ostensibly marginal encounter between two teams that failed to make it to the final becomes the highest-scoring World Cup game since 1982
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Egyptian football fans react as they watch their national team's 2026 World Cup Group G football match against Iran, at an outdoor cafe in the Sharabiya district of Cairo on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP)
June 28, 2026, 2:11 am
‘It was a dream’: Egypt revels in historic World Cup moment after 1-1 draw against Iran
Fans watching at home celebrate in the streets as the Pharaohs progress out of the tournament’s group stage for first time in its history
By AFP
NFL player Azeez Al-Shaair, a longtime pro-Palestinian advocate, in a postgame interview, January 12, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)
January 14, 2026, 11:33 pm
NFL linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wears ‘stop the genocide’ eye black in postgame interview
The longtime pro-Palestinian advocate broadcasts the message while speaking to ESPN following a playoff win against the Houston Texans, though the NFL discourages political displays
By Joseph Strauss
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to members of the Jewish community at the Community Security Trust (CST) in London on October 16, 2025. (Carlos Jasso / AFP)
October 17, 2025, 7:35 pm
UK authorities seeking to reverse soccer club’s ban on Israeli fans
Culture secretary to meet Home Office ‘to see if there’s way’ around ‘unacceptable’ ban, but it may not be possible if it becomes ‘operational issue’ for cops, cabinet member says
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Mascots hold a banner which reads 'Stop killing children, Stop killing civilians' on the pitch ahead of the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final soccer match at the Friuli stadium, in Udine, Italy, August 13, 2025. (Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
August 14, 2025, 2:57 pm
Flouting its own rules, UEFA displays ‘stop killing children’ banner at key match
Rare political statement, which doesn’t name Israel, comes after player called out European soccer governing body for not mentioning that ‘Palestinian Pele’ was allegedly killed in Gaza
By Zev Stub
Sam Salz of the Texas A&M Aggies. (Courtesy Texas A&M Athletics)
May 23, 2024, 3:06 am
How Texas A&M Aggies’s Sam Salz became college football’s first known Orthodox player
Despite never having played on a team and not even owning a pair of cleats, the plucky athlete practiced alongside the squad and is now a walk-on member setting a Jewish example
By Cathryn J. Prince
Al-Nassr supporters cheer ahead of the unveiling ceremony of Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo at the Mrsool Park Stadium in the Saudi capital Riyadh on January 3, 2023. (Haitham El-Tabei/AFP)
October 4, 2023, 11:12 pm
Saudi Arabia announces bid to host World Cup in 2034
Kingdom to host FIFA Club World Cup in December, Asian Cup in 2027; sports a major component of crown prince’s Vision 2030 reform agenda
By AFP
Beachwood High School is located in one of the country's most Jewish suburbs. (Courtesy of the Cleveland Jewish News via JTA)
September 27, 2023, 5:24 am
Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls
Players employ racist, antisemitic language during game in heavily Jewish Cleveland suburb; coach quits, says sorry but unclear if team will face disciplinary action
By AP and JTA
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) reacts after their loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)
February 13, 2023, 6:44 am
Super Bowl magic: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles 38-35
Chiefs win second Super Bowl in four years with QB Patrick Mahomes shaking off an ankle injury and pulling off another comeback on the big stage
By Rob Maaddi
Illustrative: New York Giants linebacker Azeez Ojulari (51) defends against the Washington Commanders during an NFL football game, December 4, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
December 14, 2022, 11:57 pm
Hanukkah menorah lighting to be held on ‘Sunday Night Football’ for first time
Chabad rabbi says candles at Giants-Commanders game will spread the holiday’s ‘light at a time when popular culture reels from antisemitism’
By jacob gurvis
Russian President Vladimir Putin touches the World Cup trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino stands beside him, at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
February 28, 2022, 10:03 pm
Russia suspended from international soccer four years after hosting World Cup
FIFA president says soccer should be ‘a vector for unity and peace amongst people’; Russian Football Union calls decision ‘discriminatory’
By AFP
David Kross as Bert Trautmann in 'The Keeper' (Jürgen Olczyk/Menemsha Films)
October 2, 2020, 11:56 am
How an ex-Nazi found UK soccer stardom thanks to a refugee rabbi’s intervention
Docudrama ‘The Keeper’ tells the amazing true story of Bert Trautmann’s journey from German POW to Manchester City goalie. But questions remain over his wartime service in Ukraine
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates his touchdown pass to Damien Williams in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game February 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
February 3, 2020, 6:01 am
Comeback king Mahomes sparks Chiefs to Super Bowl win after 50-year wait
Kansas City team takes first NFL Championship since their triumph over the Minnesota Vikings in 1970
By BARRY WILNER
Illustrative: Bayern's Mats Hummels, left, challenges for the ball against Chemnitz' Tom Scheffel, right, during the German soccer cup match between Chemnitzer FC and and FC Bayern Munich in Chemnitz, eastern Germany on August 12, 2017. (AP/Jens Meyer)
August 26, 2019, 2:48 am
German soccer team refuses to acknowledge fans over anti-Semitic, racist chants
Third-division Chemnitzer Football Club gives supporters cold shoulder after they chant that club director was a ‘Jewish pig’
By Marcy Oster
In this photo from May 22, 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives at an NFL football owners meeting in Key Biscayne, Florida. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
June 12, 2019, 8:13 pm
Trailed by prostitution scandal, Robert Kraft ready to feel the love in Israel
Patriots owner to visit next week to collect prestigious Genesis Prize, marking his first major public appearance since being indicted on solicitation charge
By Josef Federman
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