soccer Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/soccer/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:12:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Ex-hostage twins attend first Maccabi Tel Aviv game since release https://www.jwire.com.au/ex-hostage-twins-attend-first-maccabi-tel-aviv-game-since-release/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ex-hostage-twins-attend-first-maccabi-tel-aviv-game-since-release/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:53:55 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174128 Gal and Ziv Berman, who endured 772 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium for a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Beitar Jerusalem F.C., the first since before their abduction. The twin brothers, devoted fans of Maccabi, got on the pitch before kickoff, to the cheers […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ex-hostage-twins-attend-first-maccabi-tel-aviv-game-since-release/feed/ 0 174128 Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-tel-aviv-declines-allocation-for-aston-villa-match-issuing-a-strong-statement/ https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-tel-aviv-declines-allocation-for-aston-villa-match-issuing-a-strong-statement/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:20:52 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173494 Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. In a statement, the Israeli club denounces efforts by ‘various entrenched groups to malign the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base most of whom have no truck with racism […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-tel-aviv-declines-allocation-for-aston-villa-match-issuing-a-strong-statement/feed/ 1 173494 Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998 https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-under-18s-seek-to-win-their-third-championship-since-1998/ https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-under-18s-seek-to-win-their-third-championship-since-1998/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:45:46 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173343 2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Following Hakoah Juniors having secured a two-year promotion to the National Premier League NSW Youth Division One, Maccabi’s Under 18s Youth team have the chance to match an achievement only twice reached in the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/maccabi-under-18s-seek-to-win-their-third-championship-since-1998/feed/ 0 173343 Lowys, Leeds and looking back https://www.jwire.com.au/lowys-leeds-and-looking-back/ https://www.jwire.com.au/lowys-leeds-and-looking-back/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:21:49 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172279 Decades ago in Sydney, a father took his three sons regularly to watch Hakoah play soccer, but this came to a halt in 1987 when the club withdrew from the National Soccer League. Almost forty years later, the father, Frank Lowy, joined his three sons, David, Peter and Steven in the directors’ box in Elland […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/lowys-leeds-and-looking-back/feed/ 0 172279 ‘I’m not afraid’: French Jews defy threats of violence ahead of Paris soccer match https://www.jwire.com.au/im-not-afraid-french-jews-defy-threats-of-violence-ahead-of-paris-soccer-match/ https://www.jwire.com.au/im-not-afraid-french-jews-defy-threats-of-violence-ahead-of-paris-soccer-match/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:22:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163716 Although French officials are bracing for violence as Israel’s national soccer was due to play in Paris on Thursday night, local Jews insisted they would attend the match despite the threats. French authorities said 4,000 policemen would be deployed at the Stade de France and more security around the capital one week after pro-Palestinian rioters in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/im-not-afraid-french-jews-defy-threats-of-violence-ahead-of-paris-soccer-match/feed/ 0 163716 Trio appeal convictions for Nazi salute at soccer game https://www.jwire.com.au/trio-appeal-convictions-for-nazi-salute-at-soccer-game/ https://www.jwire.com.au/trio-appeal-convictions-for-nazi-salute-at-soccer-game/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:29:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160175 Three men convicted of hate crimes after making the Nazi salute at a soccer match in Sydney will appeal the court ruling. Three men who made Nazi salutes during a soccer match will appeal their convictions after being found guilty of hate crimes. Nikola Marko Gasparovic, 46, Dominik Sieben, 25, and Marijan Lisica, 45, were […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/trio-appeal-convictions-for-nazi-salute-at-soccer-game/feed/ 0 160175 Wanderers fan handed two-year ban for Nazi salute https://www.jwire.com.au/wanderers-fan-handed-two-year-ban-for-nazi-salute/ https://www.jwire.com.au/wanderers-fan-handed-two-year-ban-for-nazi-salute/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 00:49:19 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158392 A prominent Western Sydney Wanderers supporter who was captured on camera performing a Nazi salute at an A-League Men game has received a two-year ban from Football Australia. Network Ten’s broadcast coverage showed vision of the fan performing the gesture at the end of last month’s Sydney derby at Allianz Stadium. In the footage, the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/wanderers-fan-handed-two-year-ban-for-nazi-salute/feed/ 0 158392 FA, police investigate Nazi salute at A-League Men’s derby https://www.jwire.com.au/fa-police-investigate-nazi-salute-at-a-league-mens-derby/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fa-police-investigate-nazi-salute-at-a-league-mens-derby/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:10:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157591 Football Australia and NSW Police are investigating a spectator who appeared to perform a Nazi salute during the A-League derby between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC. The man, standing in the Wanderers’ active supporter bay at Allianz Stadium, was filmed by Network Ten cameras at fulltime in Saturday’s match, which was won 2-1 by […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/fa-police-investigate-nazi-salute-at-a-league-mens-derby/feed/ 0 157591 Soccer stars show intolerance the red card https://www.jwire.com.au/soccer-stars-show-intolerance-the-red-card/ https://www.jwire.com.au/soccer-stars-show-intolerance-the-red-card/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 07:18:01 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149969 Zionism Victoria has welcomed professional Israeli soccer players Hadas Prawer and Dima Al-Rahmi to Melbourne this week for an event at Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre, a visit to the Israel 75 Peace Garden and a soccer clinic for students at the Maharishi School in Reservoir. The female footballers – one Muslim, one Jewish – […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/soccer-stars-show-intolerance-the-red-card/feed/ 0 149969 Real Madrid opens Jerusalem soccer clinic https://www.jwire.com.au/real-madrid-opens-jerusalem-soccer-clinic/ https://www.jwire.com.au/real-madrid-opens-jerusalem-soccer-clinic/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:56:57 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149406 Spanish superclub Real Madrid has opened its youth training camp in Jerusalem, welcoming teenage soccer players from Israel, Morocco, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. The children of personnel at foreign missions in Israel will also participate. The third edition of the training clinic, held at the initiative of Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, will allow […]

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