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 Yossi Benayoun of Maccabi Tel Aviv looks on during the UEFA Europa League Group D football match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Maccabi Tel Aviv FC at Petrovsky stadium on November 24, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Grenade thrown at house of former soccer star Yossi Benayoun, suspected mistaken identity

 DOR PERETZ (center) celebrates after scoring the yellow-and-blue’s second goal in its 3-1 conquest of host Hapoel Beersheba this week in Israel Premier League action at Turner Stadium.

Maccabi Tel Aviv tops table as championship race heats up

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 ISRAEL DEFENDER Eli Dasa (right) scores his side’s second goal past Estonia ’keeper Matvei Igonen in the 75th minute of the blue-and-white 2-1 World Cup qualification victory at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary.

Israel edges Estonia 2-1 to start 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a win

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
Soccer Football - Serie A - Bologna vs Lazio - Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy - October 25, 2017 Picture of Anne Frank ahead of the match

Israel's Maccabi teams, Italy's Lazio forge partnership to fight antisemitism

By REUTERS
 FORMER HOSTAGE and Maccabi Tel Aviv fan Emily Damari takes part in a tribute on the pitch at Bloomfield Stadium before the team’s 3-0 win over Hapoel Haifa.

Emotional tribute to former hostages at Maccabi Tel Aviv-Hapoel Haifa clash

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 MACCABI TEL AVIV’s Dor Turgeman celebrates after scoring late in the first half of the yellow-and-blue’s 2-0 triumph over Hapoel Haifa.

Playoff race heats up in Premier League

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 THE LAST time Maccabi Tel Aviv made the group stage of the Champions League was 2015, when Eran Zahavi & Co. lost all six games to tough opponents.

COVID-19 was a 'social experiment', Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer player claims

 THE WIDESPREAD allegations of match-fixing in Israel's lower leagues led to yesterday suspension of the Ligat Alef North season.

Liga Alef North suspended amid match-fixing scandal

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
 The museum entrance counter

Green with envy: Haifa’s must-visit new attraction

By Safi Maklade
 ISRAELI SOCCER player Yaniv Bazini celebrates after helping lead the University of Vermont to the NCCA Division I championship in December.

Israeli soccer player Yaniv Bazini leads Vermont to historic NCAA title

By BECCA WEINBERG
AFTER MOVING from Hapoel Haifa crosstown to Maccabi Haifa last month, forward Guy Melamed (right) featured in Monday’s 1-1 derby draw.

Beersheba maintains hold on first place

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 MACCABI HAIFA’S Abdoulaye Seck (right) celebrates after his late game-winning goal in the Greens’ 3-1 away victory over Hapoel Hadera.

Maccabi Haifa triumphs as Israeli Premier League action heats up

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.

Released hostage Emily Damari to Maccabi TLV fans: 'I want you to be heard all the way to Gaza'

MACCABI TEL AVIV’s Dor Peretz shoots on Bnei Sakhnin ’keeper Mohammed Abu Nil in the yellow-and-blue’s 2-0 win in Israel Premier League action.

Israeli soccer player Dor Peretz dedicates goal to released hostage Emily Damari

Homeless Euro 2024 - Hamburg, Germany - June 17, 2024 A general view of the action from Germany v Sweden

Israel team rejected for homeless soccer tournament over security concerns

SOCCER FANS at Teddy Stadium in the capital celebrate the return of hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher on the big screen during Sunday night’s match between Hapoel Jerusalem and visiting Hapoel Beersheba.

Beersheba stays atop the table by beating Hapoel Jerusalem on emotional day

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Caption: OMER ATZILY scored an early goal in his Beitar Jerusalem debut, however the capital city squad was shocked at home in a 4-1 defeat to Bnei Reineh.

Surprising victories shake things up in Israeli soccer

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Beitar Jerusalem players celebrating win over Maccabi Haifa.

Beitar’s upset of Mac Haifa, Mac TA’s rout, Melamed’s masterclass highlight action-packed week

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN