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'UEFA should ban Israel from international competitions,' says Russian soccer official

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yael Arad to FIFA president: Put yourself in Israel's shoes

Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. arranged for a private plane filled with supplies to be flown to Israel in order to help those in need of aid.

Athletes’ Israel support continues to rise

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group E - Japan v Spain - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 1, 2022 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales in the stands before the match.

Spanish soccer chief's mother goes on hunger strike after son kissed player

By REUTERS

Soccer Football - People protest outside the Spanish Soccer Federation - Ciudad Del Futbol Las Rozas, Las Rozas, Spain - August 25, 2023 People hold banners as they protest against President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales.

FIFA suspends Spain federation president for kissing player

By REUTERS

ISRAELI PLAYERS celebrate after defeating South Korea to take third place in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup tournament, last Sunday in La Plata, Argentina.

Editor's Notes: Israel’s World Cup Cinderella story

May 24, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

Israel fails to make it to U-20 FIFA final, to play for top three

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ISRAELI TEAM members celebrate after the quarterfinal victory over Brazil at the FIFA U20 World Cup Argentina 2023 on Saturday.

Israel's U20 World Cup success shows need to fight sports boycotts - opinion

By JUSTIN AMLER

FIFA U20 World Cup Argentina 2023 - Quarter Final - Israel v Brazil - Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina - June 3, 2023 Israel's Anan Khalaili and Ilay Feingold celebrate after the match

Uruguayan Jewish soccer fans face World Cup dilemma: Root for Uruguay or Israel?

By Juan Melamed/JTA

ANAN KHALAILI (left) is the latest sporting hero for Israel. The 18-year-old Sakhnin native scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the blue-and-white to a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the last-16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina

Israel's FIFA U20 World Cup success is a miracle for unity - comment

FIFA U20 World Cup Argentina 2023 - Quarter Final - Israel v Brazil - Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina - June 3, 2023 Israel's Anan Khalaili celebrates scoring their first goal

Israel continues historic run at FIFA Under-20, advances to semi-finals

By Josh Halickman

ANAN KHALAILI (left) is the latest sporting hero for Israel. The 18-year-old Sakhnin native scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the blue-and-white to a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the last-16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina

Israel reaches FIFA Under 20 World Cup quarterfinals with 0:1 victory

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

May 24, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

FIFA Under-20 World Cup: Israel beats Japan 2-1 in historic match

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A demonstrator holding an umbrella with colors of Palestinian flag stands by an Israeli flag during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits Britain, in London, Britain March 24, 2023.

Palestinian flag causes tension at Israel’s first U-20 World Cup game

By Juan Melamed/JTA

MEMBERS OF the Israel Under-20 National Team take part in an event with the Buenos Aires Jewish community this week prior to the start of the FIFA U20 World Cup.

U20 National Team kicks off World Cup

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

Children in the Peres Center's sports projects.

Soccer body FIFA supports two Israeli sports programs

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The face of Argentine football star Lionel Messi is depicted in a corn field sown with a special algorithm to plant seeds in a certain pattern to create a huge visual image when the corn plants grow, in Los Condores, on the outskirts of Cordoba, Argentina January 15, 2023.

A corny gesture: Argentina farmer grows cornfield shaped like Lionel Messi's face

By WALLA! TOURISM

People carry placards during a protest against Israel outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 21, 2021.

Indonesia's anti-Israel prejudice is a diplomatic own goal - editorial

By JPOST EDITORIAL