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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 367

Graham Dunbar

Referee Szymon Marciniak officiates at the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Wolves and Olympiakos at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, August 6, 2020. (AP/Rui Vieira)
June 2, 2023, 9:52 am
Champions League finals referee apologizes for ties to far-right Polish leader
Szymon Marciniak allowed to officiate marquee match next week after saying he didn’t know event that he addressed was linked to ‘extreme-right movement’
By Graham Dunbar
Protesters march during a protest against Israel's participation in the FIFA World Cup Under-20s, Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2023. (AP/Achmad Ibrahim)
March 26, 2023, 11:16 pm
Indonesia’s tensions with Israel force delay of FIFA U20 World Cup draw
Tournament, set to be held in Bali, pushed back due to protests against Jewish state’s debut at tournament, governor’s calls for ban of players over Palestinian issue
By Graham Dunbar
Australia's Sam Kerr (20) scores against Sweden's Nathalie Bjorn (14) during their women's friendly soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2022. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
February 1, 2023, 4:38 pm
Women’s soccer World Cup hosts urge FIFA not to sign Saudi sponsor
Officials in Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of July tournament, cite Gulf state’s poor women’s rights record in joint letter to the sport’s governing body
By Graham Dunbar
England players pose for a group photo prior to the start of the World Cup group B soccer match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, November 21, 2022. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
November 21, 2022, 5:33 pm
World Cup teams nix pro-LGBT armband protest to Qatar as FIFA threatens yellow card
Governing body warns it will penalize captains of 7 European teams if they go ahead with vow to wear ‘One Love’ logo in violation of rules
By Graham Dunbar
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) in Doha on November 19, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
November 19, 2022, 12:07 pm
‘I feel gay, disabled, a woman’: FIFA chief issues tirade at Qatar World Cup critics
In bizarre diatribe on eve of opening match, Infantino blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Westerners who denounce Gulf state, says Europe should apologize for actions over ‘past 3,000 years’
By Graham Dunbar
Budweiser beer kiosks are pictured at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 18, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament (MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
November 18, 2022, 4:51 pm
Qatar bans sale of alcohol at World Cup stadiums, in U-turn two days before 1st game
In deal to secure competition, conservative Muslim emirate agreed to FIFA requirement on alcoholic drinks; beer sponsor Budweiser tweets ‘Well, this is awkward…’ before deleting
By Graham Dunbar
Shakhtar's team players celebrate after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group F soccer match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid at Polish Army Stadium stadium in Warsaw, Poland, October 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
October 24, 2022, 4:35 pm
Ukraine’s biggest soccer club urges FIFA to ban Iran from World Cup
Shakhtar Donetsk asks global football body to remove country from next month’s tournament in Qatar over its provision of attack drones to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine
By Graham Dunbar
Iran's forward Mehdi Taremi (L) and Senegal's midfielder Nampalys Mendy vie for the ball during the friendly football match between Senegal and Iran in Moedling, Austria on September 27, 2022. (JAKUB SUKUP / AFP)
October 1, 2022, 9:11 am
Iranian soccer players signal support for protesters ahead of World Cup
FIFA urged to expel team from tournament; striker: being kicked off team would be ‘small price to pay for even a single strand of Iranian women’s hair’
By Graham Dunbar
In this file photo from February 15, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and IOC President Thomas Bach meet in the Bolshoi Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia. (RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service via AP, File)
February 28, 2022, 6:40 pm
Olympic committee calls to bar Russia from international sports over Ukraine assault
Move paves way for FIFA to exclude the Russian national soccer team from World Cup qualifiers; IOC also urges ban be applied to Belarusian officials and athletes
By Graham Dunbar
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, of Belarus, runs in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 30, 2021. (AP/Martin Meissner)
August 2, 2021, 12:25 am
Belarusian Olympic sprinter says regime tried to force her back home from Tokyo
Activist group supporting Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she believes her life is in danger after criticizing team manager and will request asylum from Austria
By Graham Dunbar and daniel kozin
A man and a woman stand with the backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section in Tokyo, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
March 13, 2021, 8:18 am
Russian anti-Nazi folk song rejected as substitute Olympic anthem
Ruling made by panel of judges asked to clarify music allowed during the 2-year doping ban on Russia’s team name, flag, national anthem from Olympics and world championships
By Graham Dunbar
Nazi soldiers line up at attention during the opening ceremonies of the XI Summer Olympic Games at the Lustgarten in Berlin, Germany on August 1, 1936. The lighted Olympic torch is in the foreground. (AP Photo)
July 24, 2020, 8:28 pm
IOC apologizes, deletes ‘throwback Thursday’ tweet about 1936 Berlin Olympics
Olympic committee says Twitter message part of a series meant to highlight ‘message of unity and solidarity’ on date marking one year to opening of delayed Tokyo Olympics
By Graham Dunbar
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
In this file photo taken on September 21, 2016 a screen displays the logo for the 2020 UEFA European Championship football tournament in London during a launch event. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP)
March 17, 2020, 6:11 pm
UEFA postpones soccer’s Euro 2020 by a year over coronavirus
President Aleksander Ceferin says virus outbreak currently makes soccer ‘and all life in Europe quite impossible’
By Graham Dunbar
Alexander Zubkov of Russia carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, February 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)
December 9, 2019, 2:07 pm
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia, including Tokyo Olympics
Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in major events only if they weren’t implicated in positive doping tests or if their data was not manipulated
By Graham Dunbar
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