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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

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Banners reading 'Shalom, salam, peace' and showing the colors and symbol of the Hapoel Jerusalem club's fan group 'Brigade Malcha' are held by fans of SV Werder Bremen in memory of murdered Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, prior to the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Munich in Bremen, northern Germany, September 21, 2024. (Axel Heimken/AFP)
September 21, 2024, 9:01 pm
German soccer fans honor murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin ahead of game
Crowd members at SV Werder Bremen match display banner with the Goldberg-Polin’s image reading ‘Shalom, salam, peace’ and ‘May your memory be a revolution, brother!’
By ToI Staff
Lionel Messi controls the ball during the Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season football match between Inter Miami and Philadelphia Union at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 14, 2024. (Chris ARJOON / AFP)
September 15, 2024, 9:01 pm
Lionel Messi’s yellow ribbon mistaken as hostage solidarity symbol
Soccer player’s tribute to childhood cancer awareness initially thought by some to be for Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas
By ToI Staff
Italy's fans cheer their team during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Israel and Italy, at Bozsik Arena, in Budapest, Hungary, September 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
September 10, 2024, 12:42 pm
Italy fans turn backs on Israel’s national anthem during soccer match in Hungary
‘Ultra’ fans hang banner calling for ‘liberty’ in apparent protest over war in Gaza; Italian team complains over Israeli announcer who called for pro-Israel chants
By ToI Staff and AP
Chile's Palestino soccer team and their jerseys, which replace the numeral 1 with an outline of the entirety of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. (photo credit: Facebook/Club Deportivo Palestino)
September 9, 2024, 4:02 pm
Chile’s ‘Palestino’ soccer team wears its anti-Israel politics on its sleeve — and jersey
In sport where athletes are penalized for flaunting political affinities, club in country with largest Palestinian diaspora community outside Middle East is an unabashed exception
By AP and ToI Staff
Friends and family attend the funeral of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem, September 2, 2024. By the grave of the slain hostage is draped the banner of the Hapoel Jerusalem soccer team. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 2:04 pm
Hapoel FC unveils jersey honoring fan Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Design features slain hostage’s face, surrounded by phrases ‘may your memory be a revolution’ and ‘a child of light, love and peace’; team was loud voice calling for his return
By jacob gurvis
Screenshot of Hapoel Beersheba fans and Bnei Sakhnin fans fighting on the soccer pitch after the latter team's fans turned their backs during the national anthem, Turner Stadium, Beersheba, September 1, 2024. (X;used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 3, 2024, 2:47 am
Violence erupts at soccer match after fans of Arab team turn backs on national anthem
Hapoel Beersheba supporters rush stands holding Bnei Sakhnin fans who made insulting gesture before game; 12 arrested, match canceled, both teams likely facing punishment
By ToI Staff
Israel's national soccer team players pose ahead of the Euro 2024 group I qualifying soccer match between Israel and Romania at the Pancho Arena in Felcsut, Hungary, November 18, 2023. (Denes Erdos/AP)
August 31, 2024, 3:25 pm
FIFA again delays review of Palestinian call to suspend Israel from world soccer
Sport’s global governing body says it has received legal assessment from independent third party but does not share details; meeting to be held on matter in October
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Tai Baribo plays for the Philadelphia Union soccer club in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Union)
August 5, 2024, 3:38 pm
After a slow start in Philadelphia, Israeli soccer player Tai Baribo is on a roll
The striker, who has also played for Israel’s national team, had a breakout month in July with a stunning hat trick but hasn’t forgotten his homeland as war rages on
By Jon Marks
FIFA President Gianni Infantino walks on the stage before the start of the 69th FIFA congress in Paris, June 5, 2019. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)
July 18, 2024, 3:22 pm
Report by lawyers behind ICJ ‘genocide’ case urges banning Israel from world soccer
In private report for Eko social justice nonprofit, South African scholars assert that Israeli actions ‘undermine’ objectives of sport’s governing body FIFA
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli and Palestinian children aged 6-13 at a joint soccer practice in Jerusalem's Abu Tor district organized by the "Inter Campus" social initiative (courtesy)
July 12, 2024, 8:04 am
Jewish-Arab kids’ soccer team bridges Jerusalem divide amid Euro 2024 excitement
Squad recently resumed training after long hiatus after October 7, as project organizers hope it will foster mutual understanding in one of Jerusalem’s few mixed neighborhoods
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Palestine's Mohammed Rashid (3) and Qatar's Abdel Aziz Hatim compete for the ball during the Asian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Qatar and Palestine at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Monday, January 29, 2024. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)
July 5, 2024, 12:57 pm
Palestinian national soccer team aims to host World Cup qualifier games in West Bank
Palestinians, who have not hosted a match at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in Al Ram since 2019, hoping to take on Jordan at home in September
By JOHN DUERDEN
Belgium starting players pose for a team photo at the beginning of the international friendly soccer match between Belgium and Luxembourg at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2024. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
June 19, 2024, 9:46 pm
Brussels declines to host upcoming Belgium-Israel soccer match, citing security risk
City official say game scheduled for September would provoke demonstrations endangering players, spectators, residents and police
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The entrance gate of the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, southern Germany, with the slogan reading "Works brings you freedom", on Friday, April 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Christof Stache, File)
June 15, 2024, 10:25 pm
Soccer fans in Germany for Euros visit Dachau, lay wreaths in memory of Nazi victims
Fans from Scotland, Ukraine, Germany, Israel tour concentration camp as part of German ‘Football and Remembrance’ program, learn about persecution of Jewish players, coaches there
By Alexandra Hudson and Ayhan Uyanik
The record-breaking 56th penalty kick that decided a soccer game between SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv in Dimona, May 20, 2024. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 22, 2024, 10:22 am
Israeli teams set soccer record with 56-kick shootout
Semifinal game between SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv drags on for over three hours as squads unable to best each other in mammoth penalty shootout
By Reuters and ToI Staff
President of the Israel Football Associated Shino Moshe Zuares delivers his speech at the 74th FIFA congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
May 18, 2024, 1:22 am
World soccer’s ruling body seeks legal review on Palestinian demand to suspend Israel
FIFA postpones vote, as Israel’s rep slams proposal, saying it has ‘nothing to do with the spirit of sports or the FIFA value of separating sports from politics’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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