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In this Tuesday, February 13, 2018 file photo, Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi stands inside the Ofer military prison near Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

October 21, 2018, 1:04 pm

Palestinian protest icon goes from jail cell to VIP suite

17-year-old Ahed Tamimi is celebrated by activists and politicians throughout Europe and the Middle East over video of her slapping and kicking an Israeli soldier

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Josef Federman

Ahed Tamimi is hosted at Real Madrid soccer club, September 29, 2018 (via twitter)

September 29, 2018, 9:51 pm

Israel fumes as Ahed Tamimi honored by Real Madrid soccer club

Ambassador accuses team of “indirectly encouraging aggression” for hosting Palestinian teen, who served a prison sentence after a video emerged showing her slapping an IDF soldier

By TOI staff

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (R) falls with Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos leading to Salah being injured during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, on May 26, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV)

May 29, 2018, 7:08 am

Egypt lawyer sues Spanish player who injured national star Salah for €1 billion

With Liverpool striker to possibly miss World Cup, lawsuit against Real Madrid’s defender Ramos seeks massive compensation ‘for physical and psychological harm’ caused to Egyptians

By TOI staff

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, right, walks away after a collision with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, left, during the Champions League Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, May 26, 2018. (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

May 27, 2018, 2:41 pm

Soccer hero’s World Cup in doubt, Egyptians turn on man who brought him down

Liverpool player Mohamed Salah may not be fit in time for tourney next month after suffering a shoulder injury during rough clash with Real Madrid captain Ramos

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH

Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

May 27, 2018, 1:53 am

Bale’s scissor-kick gives Madrid 3rd straight European soccer title

British side loses top scorer Salah to suspected shoulder or collarbone injury in the first half

By Rob Harris

A flag with the text in Catalan "The people lead" is held up as people gather to celebrate the proclamation of a Catalan republic at the Sant Jaume square in Barcelona on October 27, 2017. (AFP/PAU BARRENA)

October 29, 2017, 9:03 am

Fake freedom, real freak-dom

Catalonia’s independence is seen as little more than a joke in Israel’s press, while the emotional ‘problems’ plaguing Sara Netanyahu are taken seriously

By Joshua Davidovich

A young man uses a megaphone as other youths wrapped in Spanish flags listen to him during a demonstration calling for unity in Barcelona on October 28, 2017, a day after direct control was imposed on Catalonia over a bid to break away from Spain.(AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU)

October 29, 2017, 5:50 am

After ‘independence,’ Catalonia girds for pushback from unity backers

Barcelona on knife’s edge as protesters opposed to secession prepare to rally, amid looming fears of clash between Madrid government and pro-independence Catalans

By AFP

Spain's defender Sergio Ramos r) controls the ball past Israel's midfielder Marwan Kabha during the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup European Group G qualifying football match between Israel and Spain at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on October 9, 2017.
(AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)

October 11, 2017, 12:52 am

Spanish soccer star meets family of policeman killed in Temple Mount attack

Sergio Ramos visits four-month-old son of Israeli Druze police officer Haiel Sitawe who was named for the Real Madrid captain

By TOI staff

Former soccer player David Beckham on April 28, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/JTA)

June 20, 2016, 11:55 pm

Beckham says he feels Jewish thanks to granddad

Former soccer star says he experienced synagogue through grandfather, and feels like a member of the tribe

By JTA

Young supporters of the Real Madrid football club celebrate their team's victory in the Champions League final on May 28, 2016 in the Iraqi town of Balad, two weeks after their fan club was hit by a deadly shooting attack officials say left 16 people dead. (AFP)

The deadly attack was claimed by the Islamic State group and sparked an outpouring of sympathy from the football world. / AFP PHOTO / Jean-Marc Mojon

May 30, 2016, 2:58 am

12 Real Madrid fans killed by Islamic State in Iraq cafe

For second time in a month, terror group targets soccer club’s supporters; team’s president dedicates championship win to those killed

By AFP and TOI staff

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as civilians look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

May 14, 2016, 11:58 am

16 killed in Baghdad attack on cafe of Real Madrid fans

Islamic State claims responsibility for raid; Spain condemns killings, club says players will honor victims at league game

By AFP

Palestinian physical education teachers (blue) and schoolchildren take part in a training session organized by the Real Madrid Foundation at a UN run school in the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank, April 25, 2016. (AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)

April 25, 2016, 11:55 pm

Real Madrid trains Palestinian soccer coaches at West Bank camp

Top Spanish team maintains a charitable program aimed at using soccer as a form of therapy for children

By AFP

In this screen capture from a YouTube video uploaded on March 16, 2016, Ahmed Dawabsha is seen recovering from his burns in hospital, holding a Real Madrid sign. (YouTube screen capture)

March 23, 2016, 6:10 pm

Ahmad Dawabsha returns to Duma for first time since attack

The five-year-old’s uncle says he knows ‘his family is in heaven’ but doesn’t quite comprehend that they’re dead

By Dov Lieber

YouTube screenshot shows Ahmed Dawabsha in meeting with soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo March 17, 2016. YouTube screenshot)

March 17, 2016, 7:28 pm

Duma firebombing survivor, 5, meets hero Ronaldo

Ahmed Dawabsha hangs out with Real Madrid soccer team, receives jerseys and watches them train in home club Galacticos

By AFP

Ahmed Dawabsha in his room at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, December 23, 2015 (Simona Weinglass/Times of Israel)

March 6, 2016, 5:27 pm

Real Madrid to host child survivor of Duma firebomb attack

World-famous soccer team invites 5-year-old Ahmed Dawabsha after a picture of him wearing its strip in hospital went viral

By TOI staff