IrelandIreland v Israel to take place at neutral venue and without fans over pro-Palestine protest fearsIreland had been scheduled to host Israel in the Uefa Nations League in Dublin on October 4By Ben Conway2 min read
Israeli football‘Iron Dome’ Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz joins Southampton FC on permanent deal from Bayern MunichThe south coast side spent more than £6 million to acquire Peretz, who is married to pop star Noa KirelBy Ben Conway2 min read
ScotlandCeltic fan group opposes manager role for Robbie Keane over his previous Maccabi Tel Aviv jobThe Spurs legend is touted to become the Scottish club’s next bossBy Ben Conway2 min read
IrelandIrish football captain says that no one will ‘hold back’ players who want to ‘take a stand’ against IsraelThe team’s friendly with Qatar on Thursday was interrupted by Palestine flag-emblazoned tennis balls thrown onto the pitchBy Ben Conway3 min read
IrelandIrish footballers and celebrities sign open letter calling for cancellation of Israel matchesTen uncapped Irish players and a former manager of the national team are among the signatoriesBy Ben Conway2 min read
FootballPalestinian football chief snubs handshake from Arab-Israeli official at Fifa CongressJibril Rajoub claimed that Basim Suleiman’s appointment to the Israeli FA was designed to ‘whitewash their fascism and genocide’By JC Reporter1 min read
Israeli footballPolice arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probeThose detained include current players and a group of senior team officialsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
‘My country is my pride’: Israeli footballer Tai Abed ‘turns down millions’ to play for UAE national sideAbed, 21, is one of Israeli football’s biggest rising starsBy Ben Conway1 min read||January 26, 2026 12:05
Minutes of West Midlands Police meeting contain no suggestion Jewish community backed Maccabi fan banRepresentatives of the force even noted that Jewish groups ‘expressed concern that banning away fans could be perceived as antisemitic’, according to official records disclosed under a Freedom of Information requestBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||January 2, 2026 09:42
West Midlands Police apologise for saying Jews wanted Maccabi fan ban – but still claim some back it ‘privately’Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted the force had ‘no documented feedback’ from the community when the claim was made, but insisted there was ‘never any intention to mislead’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||December 31, 2025 07:27
Uefa held meetings with pro-Palestine campaigners ahead of vote on Israel ban despite Gaza ceasefireExecutives reportedly discussed with activists how to enforce a boycott against the Jewish stateBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||December 2, 2025 11:42
Israel’s ‘Posh and Becks’ Noa Kirel and Daniel Peretz tie the knot in lavish ceremonyTheir wedding was presided over by Israel’s former chief rabbi, David LauBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||November 14, 2025 10:56
Irish FA backs motion to ban Israel from European footballIf approved by Uefa, Israel teams will be banned from both club and international competition on the continentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 10, 2025 11:55
Truth about the toxic, fake-news driven campaign to ban Israeli fans from BirminghamOne preacher said ‘we will show them no mercy’By Jane Prinsley4 min read||October 22, 2025 09:14
Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturnedThe club blamed ‘hate-filled falsehoods’ spread by ‘divisive figures’, which it said had created a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that was unsafe for its fans.By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||October 21, 2025 11:12
Tel Aviv football derby called off after ‘violent riots’ among fansAuthorities said smoked grenades were thrown by supporters as fighting broke out, though Hapoel Tel Aviv accused police of ‘brutal’ treatmentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 20, 2025 14:02
