Soccer
Hapoel Beersheba to play in Germany with no fans in attendance after Belgium ban
The mayor of the Belgian city of Leuven, Mohamed Ridouani, decided that no Israeli team would play in the city's stadium because of security concerns.
Soccer: Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after controversial gun gesture celebration
Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit
Israel head coach Ran Ben Shimon addresses grueling schedule ahead of Nations League opener
'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review
"Digging Deep" reconstructs a lost Jewish sporting world and the remarkable careers of 11 players whose stories were nearly forgotten.
Over 500 Peruvian babies named after Norwegian soccer star Haaland after legendary World Cup run
Haaland quickly became an internet sensation due to both his larger-than-life personality and size, with many online joking that the Norwegian team had secured an actual Viking for their team.
Argentina stuns England with dramatic late comeback to reach World Cup final
The reigning World Cup champions, Argentina, meet Spain on Sunday in East Rutherford, NJ, with a chance to claim a fourth title.
Psychic Uri Geller vows to help England win World Cup, calls on millions to 'neutralize' Messi
“Don't forget, I neutralized the Ghanaian witch doctor who put a voodoo curse on Harry Kane, and I used my powers to help England knock out Norway,” Geller told The Jerusalem Post.
Record-breaking Israeli soccer star Khalaili transfer canceled after failed test, Inter announces
"We had negotiated the acquisition of Khalaili, who failed the medical examinations, as communicated to us by CONI," Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta announced.
'Ted Lasso' actor Cristo Fernandez makes professional soccer debut
Fernandez, who appeared as recurring character Danny Rojas on the hit streaming series, made his USL debut for El Paso in its USL Cup match against New Mexico United on Saturday night.
Israel's Toto Equals wins fourth place in Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup
The Toto Equals, which consisted of nine Special Olympics athletes with disabilities and seven Unified partners without disabilities, competed against teams from 11 other nations.
Former soccer players show brain changes but no cognitive decline, researchers find
The study, by researchers at Imperial College London, included 142 former players aged between 30 and 60 and compared them to 56 similarly aged healthy people with no history of contact sports.
South Africa's Jayden Adams, 25, dies after playing in World Cup
No official cause of death was released. "The South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) is devastated by the untimely passing of Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams.
Is Lionel Messi a Zionist? The Argentine soccer star’s long history with Jewish and Israeli life
Some critics of Israel have surfaced his past activities and affiliations to make the case that opposing Argentina is the anti-Zionist choice. Many Israelis, meanwhile, favor the team.