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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

women's soccer

A demonstrator wearing a t-shirt reading 'Red card for Israel' chained himself to the goal post prior to the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 League B Group 2 qualifying soccer match between Scotland and Israel at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, on May 31, 2024. (ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)
May 31, 2024, 10:36 pm
Israel-Scotland women’s soccer game delayed after protester ties himself to goal post
Some 400 anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Glasgow stadium; game played without supporters ‘following extensive security consultations’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman holds the trophy during NWSL Cup Final game between Kansas City Current and Portland Thorns FC at Audi Field on October 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
September 11, 2023, 2:23 am
US Women’s Soccer League head Jessica Berman draws on her Judaism to level the field
As she works to grow her sport, the Jewish day school alum from Brooklyn is racking up victories in her battle for unity and equality — starting with equal pay for female players
By jacob gurvis
Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after Spain defeated England after the Women's World Cup soccer final at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Markham)
August 20, 2023, 3:53 pm
Spain beats England 1-0 to win its first Women’s World Cup soccer title
Win for Spaniards comes less than a year after 15 players led a mutiny against the team, though 3 later returned; English team hobbled by 3 top players out with knee injuries
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Former US president Donald Trump arrives to board his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, August 3, 2023. (Alex Brandon/AP)
August 7, 2023, 12:19 pm
Trump slams ‘woke’ US women’s soccer team after World Cup exit
Former US president says most players on squad are ‘openly hostile to America’ for taking the knee during national anthem to show support for social activism
By AFP
Morocco's Nesryne El Chad celebrates with fans after the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Morocco and Colombia in Perth, Australia, August 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
August 3, 2023, 10:39 pm
Morocco’s historic feat at Women’s World Cup sparks national pride at home
In first for a North African or Arab country, national team advances beyond group stage, prompting interest in women’s team in country where men’s soccer dominates
By TARIK EL-BARAKAH
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, second from right, claps before the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between the United States and Vietnam at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
July 25, 2023, 12:47 pm
A Jewish guide to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Jews have had a good run in soccer this year with two players on the US men’s World Cup team and a stunning U20 run from Israel, but the women’s league may suffer a shutout
By jacob gurvis
Natalie Portman attends the "Queen & Slim" premiere at AFI FEST 2019 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 14, 2019. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images via JTA)
March 31, 2023, 3:12 pm
How Natalie Portman brought a women’s soccer team to LA
Eponymous documentary ‘Angel City,’ set to debut in May, follows Jerusalem-born actress’s activities, gives behind the scene look at founding of team
By jacob gurvis
Emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, southern Turkey, February 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
February 7, 2023, 1:05 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 7: IDF rescue forces land in Turkey for Operation Olive Branches
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on 2 teams now on the ground and heading to quake epicenter; news editor Amy Spiro on what aid could be sent to Syria, plus Israeli women’s soccer
By ToI Staff
Members of the Hapoel Jerusalem women's soccer team at a recent game. (Berney Ardov/Hapoel Jerusalem)
February 2, 2023, 5:57 am
End goals: The Jerusalem team trying to shake up how Israel treats women’s soccer
In just its 3rd season on the field, Hapoel Jerusalem’s women’s club has made history with its speedy advance to the Premier League – with backing from the US government
By Amy Spiro
Undated photo of Palestinian soccer referee Heba Saadia. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 26, 2022, 2:08 pm
In first, Palestinian female soccer referee selected for Women’s World Cup contest
Heba Saadia to officiate as an assistant referee for 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand
By ToI Staff
A soccer match between Wales and Belgium at the Cardiff City stadium in Cardiff, Wales, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
September 4, 2022, 4:50 pm
Backed by FIFA, Playermaker dives into sports analytics feet first
Israeli company says its shoe-mounted trackers can give athletes a leg up honing footwork or avoiding injury by crunching masses of data for key insights
By Ethan Freedman
This March 8, 2016 file photo shows Khalida Popal, the former Afghanistan national women's team captain, in Copenhagen. (AP/Jan M. Olsen, File)
August 17, 2021, 4:31 am
Afghanistan’s female soccer players call for help amid Taliban takeover
National team co-founder, now in Denmark, tells teammates to flee their homes, escape from neighbors who know them as pioneering players, and try to erase their activist history
By Rob Harris
Hanin Abu Mariam, a 21-year-old Palestinian female referee, after a football match at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in the West Bank city of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, February 11, 2021. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP)
February 18, 2021, 11:59 pm
Palestinian female soccer referee raises flag for women
Hailing from small West Bank village of Burham, Hanine Abu Mariam dreams of a global career officiating international soccer games — men’s and women’s alike
By Hossam Ezzedine
Illustrative: Clalit Health care workers take test samples for coronavirus at a drive-through site in Lod, on October 16, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 25, 2020, 8:37 pm
Israeli women’s soccer team sees COVID outbreak after Euro 2021 qualifier
Players blame league for placing them on commercial flight from Denmark, exposing them to virus
By ToI Staff
A file photo taken on December 10, 2019 shows a general view of the Khalifa Stadium station of the new Doha Metro rapid transit system (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
December 16, 2019, 8:46 am
Everyone welcome? Gay soccer fans prepare for Qatar 2022 World Cup
Organizers of soccer spectacle meet Liverpool’s gay supporters’ group in bid to allay concerns of LGBT fans about traveling to the Gulf country
By Gregory WALTON
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