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Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Micha controls the ball during a Europa League soccer match against Villarreal at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain, December 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
September 22, 2020, 5:31 am
Prosecution closes case against Maccabi soccer stars accused of statutory rape
State finds no evidence players knew girls were under age of consent; prosecutor still investigating online shaming and bullying of girls after case became public
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A Maccabi Tel Aviv player, in white, dribbles the ball between opposing players during a match against Beitar Jerusalem in Jerusalem on June 8, 2020. (Flash90)
September 21, 2020, 3:47 pm
6 Maccabi Tel Aviv players test positive for coronavirus
Just before Champions League group stage, soccer team announces 7 staff, technical manager also infected
By TOI staff
(Amar'e Stoudemire/Instagram via JTA)
August 26, 2020, 11:21 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire completes his conversion to Judaism
Former NBA star announces end of two-year journey to join the Tribe, takes on Hebrew name ‘Yahoshafat Ben Avraham’
By Marcy Oster
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Micha controls the ball during a Europa League soccer match against Villarreal at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain, December 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
July 6, 2020, 4:55 pm
Soccer players suspected of statutory rape named as Omer Atzili, Dor Micha
Maccabi Tel Aviv members, who have both played for national team, say they no longer want to ‘hide behind gag order’ after being questioned, suspended for underage sex allegations
By TOI staff
Riots reported in Jaffa by fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv team. (YouTube screenshot)
June 21, 2020, 11:13 pm
Hundreds of soccer fans riot in Jaffa, shout ‘Death to the Arabs’
Eyewitnesses say Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters started bar brawl, began throwing chairs at patrons and glass bottles at parked cars
By TOI staff
Amar'e Stoudemire, left, talked about his Jewish spirituality in an interview with Ramy Youssef. (Ed Zurga/BIG3/Getty Images; Jim Spellman/WireImage/Getty Images via JTA)
June 20, 2020, 8:03 am
Ramy Youssef interviews Amar’e Stoudemire on Judaism, basketball
Player talks about Jewish spiritual practice, saying he wears tzitzit and tries to pray three times a day
By Gabe Friedman
Illustrative: A Maccabi Tel Aviv player, in white, dribbles the ball between opposing players during a match against Beitar Jerusalem in Jerusalem on June 8, 2020. (Flash90)
June 15, 2020, 9:13 am
Maccabi Tel Aviv players grilled over underage sex allegations
Soccer players released without conditions, said to give police investigators access to text messages they say prove girls pretended to be above age of consent
By TOI staff
A Maccabi Tel Aviv player kicks a ball during a match (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 13, 2020, 10:28 pm
Maccabi Tel Aviv suspends players suspected of having sex with minors
Top soccer club says allegations of statutory rape against team members are serious, will wait for investigation to run its course before taking further action
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Maccabi Tel Aviv fans during the UEFA Champions League playoff round second leg soccer match between Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on August 25, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 12, 2020, 9:21 pm
Police probing pro soccer players for statutory rape, after sex with teens
Associates of 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv players tell newspaper the girls told them they were above the age of consent, but one of them denies that: ‘We weren’t asked our ages’
By TOI staff
Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans celebrate team's victory along with players, June 3, 2020 (Screen grab/Walla)
June 4, 2020, 1:40 pm
Maccabi Tel Aviv fined after soccer players, fans break virus rules to celebrate
Team to pay NIS 20,000 to aid COVID-19 sufferers after players came onto balcony as crowd gathered below following win
By TOI staff
In this March 28, 2020 photo, a closed training soccer field is seen during lockdown following government measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in Tel Aviv, Israel (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
May 10, 2020, 12:29 am
Israel set for soccer games without fans, players quarantined at home
No games have been played since March 1, when the 26-round regular season ended with crowds up 25% over last year, poised to set a league attendance record
By Graham Dunbar
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Deni Avdija controls the ball during the Euro League basketball match between Olimpia Milan and Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv, in Milan, Italy, November 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
April 16, 2020, 7:13 pm
Top Israeli basketball prospect Deni Avdija declares for NBA Draft
‘I decided to realize a dream and another challenge in my basketball career,’ says Maccabi Tel Aviv forward, who’s viewed as a potential top-5 pick
By Alexander Fulbright
An Israeli in quarantine after returning from Thailand gives the finger to Health Ministry inspectors who visited his home on February 23, 2020. (Screen capture/YouTube)
March 8, 2020, 5:17 pm
Police, Health Ministry establish joint task force to enforce quarantine orders
Team formed after growing number of Israelis are caught knowingly violating directives meant to prevent spread of coronavirus
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball team against Hapoel Jerusalem in the National Cup final game in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2017. (Flash90)
March 5, 2020, 9:47 am
Maccabi Tel Aviv plays in front of fans after Spain trip, violating virus rules
Basketball team takes to court with hundreds watching; claims Health Ministry didn’t say couldn’t play after returning 10 days ago from Spain which is under quarantine regulations
By TOI staff
In this July 26, 2018 file photo former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch during the US national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Gianna also died in the crash. She was 13. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
January 27, 2020, 1:38 am
Israelis join world, NBA in mourning death of Kobe Bryant
PM Netanyahu calls ex-Laker ‘one of the greatest basketball players in history,’ fans stand and applaud in tribute as news of his death announced during Tel Aviv match
By TOI staff and AP
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