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Pilot's cruel mid-flight prank convinces grieving Argentina fans they had won the World Cup
A cabin full of Argentina supporters erupted in celebration when their pilot announced a World Cup final win — before he delivered the punchline: Spain had actually taken the trophy.
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Banda's Lecce stand-off could still hand Maccabi Petah Tikva a bonus payday
The winger missed Lecce's pre-season report date amid interest from Saudi Arabia's Al-Fateh — but the detail worth watching in Israel is a 15% sell-on clause tying his next move to Maccabi Petah Tikva's finances.
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Omri Glazer completes homecoming to Maccabi Haifa on three-year deal
Israel's national-team goalkeeper leaves Red Star Belgrade to rejoin the club where he first became a Ligat ha'Al name, reuniting with head coach Barak Bakhar at Kiryat Eliezer.
Read storyThe man who eliminated Maccabi and Red Star is closing in on a move — to Red Star
Free agent Derrick Lukassen, once of Maccabi Tel Aviv, is reported close to a three-year deal with Red Star Belgrade — a club he knocked out of the Champions League himself last summer, and one that could yet meet Hapoel Beer Sheva in this year's qualifiers.
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Spain Baffled as FIFA Leaves Cubarsí and Laporte Off World Cup Best XI Shortlist
Despite anchoring the tournament's meanest defence, the centre-back pair who started every Spain knockout game were missing from FIFA's Team of the Tournament nominees — with the full-backs picked instead.
Read storyChampions of Israel Fly Furthest: Beer Sheva Cover 5,315km to Reach Reykjavik Qualifier
Hapoel Be'er Sheva have travelled further than any other side in Tuesday's Champions League qualifying round, ONE reports, adding logistics to the list of obstacles facing Ran Kozuk's team in Iceland.
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LaLiga chief Tebas: Infantino 'must go, he's destroying football'
Days after Spain's World Cup triumph, LaLiga president Javier Tebas tore into FIFA's leadership, calling in-match hydration breaks 'a farce' and arguing the Folarin Balogun red-card reversal nearly cost Gianni Infantino his job.
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Spain's Crown, Mbappé's Record and Football's American Makeover
Two days after Ferran Torres settled the final in extra time, the tournament's real legacy is coming into focus — a dominant Spain, a rewritten scoring record for Kylian Mbappé, and a sport visibly bending toward American commercial rhythms.
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Without Messi, Argentina Comes Home to a Hero's Welcome After World Cup Heartbreak
Thousands braved cold and rain along the Ricchieri highway to greet Lionel Scaloni's squad a day after Spain's extra-time win in the final — while Messi stayed away from the homecoming.
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Draymond Green Jokes He'd Become 'the Next PJ Tucker' if LeBron Joins Warriors
Mid-way through a summer-long public pitch to lure LeBron James to Golden State, Green told a fan on Threads he'd happily hand over the offense and reinvent himself as a corner three-point specialist — reviving a running joke about PJ Tucker's shooting he first made back in 2020.
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Champions Priced as Underdogs: Bookmakers See No Favorite as Beer Sheva Open Europe in Iceland
Israel's newly crowned champions travel to Reykjavík for a Champions League qualifier that odds-makers rate a genuine coin-flip, with a live transfer subplot around winger Kings Kangwa simmering in the background.
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Vinícius Júnior Debuts Sharper Jawline After Chin Filler Procedure
Photos from a Goiânia clinic show the Real Madrid winger with a strikingly redefined profile, the reported result of a minimally invasive facial procedure he sought after weeks of online mockery of his chin during the World Cup.
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Omri Glazer lands in Israel to seal Maccabi Haifa return
Israel's national-team goalkeeper touched down with his family Monday night, medicals and a three-year contract awaiting as he rejoins Barak Bakhar for a third time.
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Enzo Fernández Speaks Out on World Cup Final Red Card, Skips the Apology
In his first public comments since Argentina's ten-men collapse in Spain's extra-time win, the Chelsea midfielder thanked fans and praised the national shirt — but never mentioned the reckless late foul that triggered his sending-off.
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Barcelona, 30 July 1992: The Silver That Ended the Wait
On Israel's tenth trip to an Olympic Games, a 25-year-old judoka from Tel Aviv finally brought a medal home — and dedicated it to the eleven who never made it back from Munich.
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David Roddy Reported to Sign With Hapoel Jerusalem
The 25-year-old forward, a 2022 first-round NBA pick, would make his first move outside the United States under new head coach Saša Obradović — though the deal has so far surfaced in only one report.
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Mamo and Mantel Break Israeli Records at National Athletics Championships
Noam Mamo ran 46.58 seconds in the 400m and Yarden Mantel cleared 4.16 meters in the pole vault, each improving marks they had set only weeks earlier, on a record-setting day at Israel's national athletics championships in Jerusalem.
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Messi: 'The Pain Is Enormous' After World Cup Final Heartbreak
In his first public comments since Spain's extra-time win, Lionel Messi called Argentina's 1-0 defeat devastating but said the run to consecutive finals was something to hold onto.
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FIFA to Weigh Expanding 2030 World Cup to 64 Teams
A CONMEBOL-backed plan to mark the World Cup's centenary with 64 nations is under formal review at FIFA, a shift that could also reshape Europe's — and Israel's — qualifying path.
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Hapoel Nof HaGalil Rebuilds Youth Coaching Staff After Relegation
A new professional manager and a reshuffled panel of junior-team coaches aim to stabilize the club's academy following the senior side's drop to Liga Aleph.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv's Road to Europe Runs Through Bulgaria, With Žilina or Katowice Waiting
Before any thought of a third qualifying round, Hapoel Tel Aviv must first get past Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad in the Conference League's second round.
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Two Israeli referees handed European qualifier appointments for the new season
David Fuksman and Snir Levi are reported to officiate UEFA Conference League and Europa League second qualifying-round ties as the 2026-27 European campaign opens.
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Israel's 100m record-holder Blessing Afrifah pulled from national championships with hamstring injury
Israel's fastest sprinter is withdrawn at the last moment from the 100m and 200m in Jerusalem as his team guards his fitness for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv close to signing Slovenian striker Ester Sokler from Radnicki 1923
A principle agreement is reported with the Serbian club for the 27-year-old forward in a deal worth around one million euros, with a signature expected within 48 hours. Nothing is yet official.
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Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Jeff Dowtin Jr joins Napoli Basket
The American point guard, who left Maccabi Tel Aviv before the season ended and later held talks with AEK Athens, has been officially unveiled in Naples ahead of next season's EuroCup.
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Tearful Scaloni puts Argentina future in doubt, commits only to seeing out contract to December
After the 1-0 World Cup final defeat to Spain, Argentina's coach said losing "hurts me in the soul", vowed to complete his contract through December and left the room in tears without announcing a definitive departure.
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Kings of the world: Ferran Torres strikes in extra time as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup
The European champions suffocated Lionel Messi's Argentina at MetLife Stadium, survived Emiliano Martinez's record 11 saves and a disallowed goal, and won their second World Cup through Ferran Torres' 106th-minute volley — while more than 10,000 Israelis watched together at Menora Mivtachim Hall in Tel Aviv.
Read storyHaifa's goalkeeper reshuffle agreed: Glazer set for return as Yermakov heads to Ukraine
Maccabi Haifa have reportedly finalised both ends of their summer goalkeeper swap: Israel international Omri Glazer returns on a four-year deal from Red Star Belgrade, while Heorhiy Yermakov joins Metalist Kharkiv for a reported three million euros — with official announcements expected within 48 hours.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv confirm they will open new season in Sofia
The EuroCup winners and EuroLeague debutants say the security situation forces them to keep an activity base in Bulgaria, with a return home conditional on improvement: "At the moment — we will open the season in Sofia."
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Report: Hapoel Jerusalem chasing ex-Denver forward David Roddy after first offer rejected
The Jerusalem club's opening proposal of roughly $2.2 million over two years was turned down by the 25-year-old former first-round pick, but negotiations are said to be continuing as the club builds toward its EuroLeague push.
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Locked out before the derby: Hapoel Haifa say city has barred them from training ground
The club returns from its Bulgaria camp on Monday facing a bar from the Beit Nagler complex over an alleged debt — six days before the Toto Cup derby against Maccabi Haifa. "We feel like an unwanted stepchild in the city," the club said.
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Evenepoel conquers the Solaison as Vingegaard crashes out of the Tour
Remco Evenepoel outkicked Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro on the Plateau de Solaison for his first road-stage win at the Tour de France, on an afternoon overshadowed by Jonas Vingegaard's crash and first career Grand Tour abandonment.
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Noa Konfino named Maccabi Ashdod team manager ahead of top-flight return
The 27-year-old former statistics chief takes on the senior squad's day-to-day management as the newly promoted club prepares for the Winner League — reportedly as the only woman in the role in the league.
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Sour finish in Ljubljana: Israel under-20s beaten by Lithuania in ninth-place game
Israel's reserve national team led at halftime but was outscored 30-18 in the third quarter, losing 95-79 to Lithuania and closing the FIBA U20 EuroBasket in 10th place — with top-division status already secured.
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Ariel Atias, Israel's decathlon record-holder, retires at 27 to coach the next generation
The Israel Athletics Federation announced on Sunday that the country's finest combined-events athlete will end his 16-year career at Monday's Israeli Championships in Jerusalem, before joining the federation's Academy for Excellence coaching staff in September.
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'He waited for my first mistake': Stav Lemkin looks back on a first season of two halves at Twente
Hauled off at half-time on his Eredivisie debut and frozen out by the coach who signed him, the Israel defender ended his first Dutch season as an automatic starter in a Twente side that clinched European football.
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AEK Athens submit official offer for Hapoel Be'er Sheva star Kings Kangwa
The Greek club has formally bid for the Zambian midfielder who drove Be'er Sheva to the title, but the reported sum of over €2.5 million remains well short of the champions' asking price of more than €4 million.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv send six academy graduates on loan to Kfar Shalem in one sweep
The champions have reportedly moved six youth-title winners to partner club Hapoel Kfar Shalem in the second tier, clearing the pathway for playing time ahead of the new season.
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Dolev Haziza expected to join Maccabi Netanya as gaps in talks narrow
The former Maccabi Haifa captain's agent met Netanya officials on Sunday, with the club reportedly hoping to complete the free-agent signing before Tuesday's traditional season-opening training session.
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Kiryat Shmona confirm agreement to sell Cristian Martínez to Slovan Bratislava
The Panamanian midfielder, named Player of the Match against Croatia at the World Cup, travelled to Slovakia at the weekend to complete a three-year move to the Slovak champions; the fee has not been disclosed.
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Israeli teenagers clock 2:15.00 to erase 35-year-old 1,000m relay record in Rieti
Nivi Seligmann, Roni Rabinovitz, Koral Tsimbalist and Hila Varsano took nearly five seconds off a national mark that had stood since 1991, closing Israel's European under-18 championships on a record even without a place in the final.
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Israel's under-20s beat Croatia 36:31 to end a 21-year wait for a World Championship place
Trailing 14:17 at half-time in Cluj-Napoca, Israel's reserve team produced a 22:14 second half to take 15th place at the M20 EHF EURO — and with it a first junior World Championship qualification since 2005, with Guy Ran Arman scoring 11 and Loïc Bakasu Bibange 10.
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Eli Ohana bids official farewell: "I have finished my path in football"
The 62-year-old Beitar Jerusalem great and 1988 Cup Winners' Cup winner has ruled out ever returning as a coach or executive, dismissing talk of leading Israel alongside Eyal Berkovic and confirming that broadcasting is now his only place in the game.
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Datiashvili turns a race-one win into seventh at the ILCA 6 Youth Europeans
Gaya Datiashvili opened the European youth championship in Thessaloniki with a race win and recovered from a start disqualification to finish seventh among Europe's under-19 girls, the best result in a 12-strong Israeli team.
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Josh Kerr shatters athletics' oldest track record with 3:42.66 mile in London
The Scot took nearly half a second off Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13, a mark that had stood since Rome in 1999, in front of 60,000 at the London Diamond League.
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Gadrani doubtful for Larnaca as contract standoff with Beitar Jerusalem sharpens
Beitar's Georgian centre-back is a fitness doubt for Thursday's Conference League opener against AEK Larnaca while pressing for a raise of at least 50 per cent — with the club and player reportedly hundreds of thousands of euros apart, yet both minded to strike a deal this week.
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Israel's second basketball wave is real — and ninth place is still ninth place
Saraf, Wolf and Sharp closed a Summer League fortnight inside NBA organisations while the U20s turned a Greece collapse into consecutive routs. Today's ninth-place game against Lithuania measures neither medals nor mock drafts, but the floor of a system.
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Helsinki, 19 July 1952: the day Israel walked into the Olympic movement
Seventy-four years ago today, a 25-strong delegation marched behind the blue-and-white flag at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Israel's first Olympic Games won no medals — but the debut itself was a quiet act of international recognition for a four-year-old state.
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England win a ten-goal epic 6-4 as Saka hat-trick claims World Cup bronze
Bukayo Saka's hat-trick and a stoppage-time Jude Bellingham goal crowned one of the wildest matches in World Cup history in Miami Gardens, while Kylian Mbappé's brace carried him past Lionel Messi as the tournament's all-time record scorer.
Read storyPogačar dances to a fourth Tour stage win at Le Markstein as lead stretches to 4:30
The yellow jersey attacked 1.5km below the Col du Haag summit and soloed home on the 155.3km Vosges stage from Mulhouse, extending his overall lead to 4:30 ahead of Sunday's summit finish at the Plateau de Solaison.
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Belaga makes history with a triple-double as Israel U20s rout Latvia 96–74
A 16-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound night from the captain and a 26–9 second quarter carried Israel into the ninth-place game against Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket.
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Tzur saves three in shootout as Hapoel Tel Aviv oust Beitar after 2–2 thriller
Daniel Dappa's 96th-minute equaliser cancelled out Shon Weissman's debut penalty, and Assaf Tzur saved three spot-kicks in a 3–1 shootout win that sent Hapoel Tel Aviv — not Beitar — into the Toto Cup semi-finals.
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Chelsea agree £117m Morgan Rogers deal to make him Britain's costliest player
Aston Villa have accepted a bid worth £117m for the England forward, per David Ornstein of The Athletic, with a medical set for Monday and a six-year contract to 2032 awaiting signature.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv backer's sponsorship of referees' body ignites integrity row
A three-season sponsorship of the Israeli referees' association by Micky Koppel's company — a long-time Maccabi Tel Aviv sponsor whose owner is a self-declared devoted fan of the club — has drawn fan criticism, forcing the association to defend the deal as non-exclusive and precedented.
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'We'll need to compromise': Maccabi run out of patience with Lundberg as Walker edges towards staying
Maccabi Tel Aviv are reported to have given Iffe Lundberg days to answer an improved offer before turning elsewhere, while the club now expects Lonnie Walker to remain — unless a serious NBA offer arrives.
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Maccabi Haifa Land Brazilian Defender Wenderson Tsunami on a Free Transfer
The Greens completed the deal on Sunday: after passing his medical, the 30-year-old former Levski Sofia captain formally signed a two-year contract, saying he is excited to join and looking forward to playing in front of the green fans.
Read storySeck reported to be on verge of Al-Faisaly switch after Maccabi Haifa exit
The Senegalese centre-back, who left Haifa this summer at the end of his contract, has reportedly travelled to Saudi Arabia to complete a free-agent move to the newly promoted top-flight side — though the league's own announcement passed over his four years in Israel.
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Maccabi Haifa agree permanent sale of Show to Kocaelispor
The Angolan midfielder's two-year detour through Haifa ends with a 500,000 euro move to the Turkish top flight, where a season on loan turned him into a first-team fixture.
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Netanya race to shield 16-year-old Abuhatzira after €100,000 release clause is laid bare
Yarin Abuhatzira, hailed on national radio as the best player in Israel for his age, can reportedly be bought out for just €100,000 — and Maccabi Netanya are hurrying to rewrite his contract before anyone tests it.
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Four European clubs reportedly tracking Maccabi Tel Aviv winger Hélio Varela
Samsunspor, Qarabağ, Red Star Belgrade and Ferencváros are said to be monitoring the Cape Verde international after his World Cup summer — but no bid has been reported and his Bloomfield contract runs to 2028.
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Fifty years on: Montreal 1976, the black ribbon and Israel's first Olympic finalist
The Games that opened on 17 July 1976 asked Israel's athletes simply to show up four years after Munich. Esther Roth-Shahamorov answered by racing into an Olympic final — and resetting what Israeli sport thought it was for.
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Israeli football has learned how to sell — now the fees have to become real
A goalkeeper bought for a reported €100,000 heading out at a reported €3m, a confirmed €1.6m record in Jerusalem, a champion keeper coming home for small change: this summer's trading looks like strategy. Whether it is a model depends on what is confirmed — and repeated.
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Bnei Sakhnin sign Romanian goalkeeper Raul Bălbărău
The 25-year-old arrives on a free transfer after two and a half years at Petrolul Ploiești, signing a one-year deal with a club option for two further seasons and setting up a direct fight with Mohammed Abu Nil for the number-one shirt.
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Police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv's Villa Park ban left with £57,800 payout
Draft accounts show Craig Guildford received about 236,000 shekels as compensation for loss of office after resigning over the discredited ban on Israeli supporters, a payment the UK's shadow justice secretary called 'a disgrace'.
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Maccabi Haifa and Metalist agree terms on record Yermakov sale
Israeli and Ukrainian reports align: the clubs have settled a deal worth around €3m for the goalkeeper, who is expected in Ukraine within the week; no official announcement has yet been made.
Read storyAbramov breaks silence on Japanika attacks and alleges a media 'conflict' he says he fell victim to
In his first extended broadcast interview since grenades, arson and gunfire hit his restaurant chain, the Beitar Jerusalem owner denied receiving threats, denied criminal ties — and claimed, without offering evidence, that a feud between Keshet's leadership and Leumi Partners chief Victor Vakrat is driving the fire his way.
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Sharp signs off Summer League with 16 points as Kings edge Hornets
The Tel Aviv-born guard hit four three-pointers and added three steals in Sacramento's 92–90 win over Charlotte, closing his first Summer League with his most rounded performance yet.
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Abu Fani goes the full 90 as Red Star Belgrade crush Mačva in SuperLiga opener
The Israel midfielder completed every minute of his league debut in Belgrade as the Serbian champions swept aside Mačva Šabac 5-0 in Friday's season-opening round at the Rajko Mitić Stadium.
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'To them, the fans are an ATM': Rapyd chief Shtilman turns on Maccabi Tel Aviv's new owners
Days after the Recanati family completed their $50m move to majority control, the club's main sponsor Arik Shtilman accused them of buying to profit rather than build, claimed signings were lost, and vowed to remain a loud critic.
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Rodina Moscow reportedly eyeing Maccabi Netanya midfielder Basam Zaarura
The newly promoted Russian Premier League club are said to be weighing a summer move for the 23-year-old Shefar'am-born midfielder, whose Netanya contract runs until 2027.
Read storySalah 'agrees verbal deal' with Besiktas, French outlet reports
Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna says the free agent has a verbal agreement on a one-year contract in Istanbul worth around €12m a season — but no first-rank international outlet has confirmed it, and his agent insists nothing is decided.
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David Natan, champion of Hapoel Ramat Gan's wonder season, dies at 86
A youth product who struck a last-minute winner in the 1963-64 title run, Natan passed away days after his son led Israel's under-20 women to a historic European basketball silver.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv Close In on Former NBA Forward Jacob Toppin
Negotiations with the 26-year-old ex-Knicks and Hawks forward have reportedly advanced, with the club confident he will join for 2026/27 — and his Jewish heritage means he would not count as an import.
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Levy and Gal take junior world 470 silver after title defence is lost on a countback
Israel's defending champions finished level on 36 points with Italy's Lisa Vucetti and Vittorio Bonifacio in Gdynia, only for the junior world crown to slip away on the final-race tie-break.
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Szoboszlai Commits His Prime to Liverpool With New Contract Until 2031
The Hungary captain and reigning Player of the Season has signed a five-year extension at Anfield, ending months of negotiations three years before his previous deal was due to expire.
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US analysts warn Portland's Morant gamble could squeeze Deni Avdija's breakout role
Portland-focused analysis argues the Trail Blazers have crowded their backcourt instead of building around their first-time All-Star, with Ja Morant's arrival threatening the on-ball role that fuelled Avdija's career year.
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Spanish media tip Israel's Orian Goren, 17, as cover for injured De Jong at Barcelona
Mundo Deportivo is reported to rank the 17-year-old La Masia midfielder among Hansi Flick's internal options while Frenkie de Jong faces months out with a knee injury sustained at the World Cup.
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Andrija Novakovich: The Well-Travelled Striker Reuniting With Kenny Saief at Maccabi Haifa
Eight years after sharing a United States camp with Kenny Saief, the Wisconsin-born target man arrives on the Carmel with a nomadic CV, a divisive goalscoring record and a friend already in the dressing room.
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Kanyuk sets seven-day deadline as Hapoel Ramat Gan claim swells to 350,000 shekels
Through his lawyer, the midfielder has sent the newly promoted club a formal warning letter demanding 350,000 shekels within seven days — citing unpaid bonuses, unlawful termination and missing pension contributions — before a lawsuit is filed.
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Maccabi Haifa Said to Pay Red Star an Estimated €300,000 to Close Omri Glazer Deal
Red Star's reported €250,000 demand appears to have been settled at a higher price: Israeli reporting now says Haifa will pay an estimated €300,000 to close the deal, with the Israel goalkeeper expected in the country within days.
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Liam Hermesh Agrees Move to Austrian Bundesliga Side Grazer AK
Out of contract at Maccabi Haifa and fresh from a Moldovan Cup-winning loan at Sheriff Tiraspol, the 22-year-old defensive midfielder is set to join GAK on a free transfer, with an unveiling expected within days.
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Worko in line for Beitar debut as Shua sweats on fitness and Carabalí commits
Beitar Jerusalem's projected side for Saturday's cup tie with Hapoel Tel Aviv hands a first start to summer signing Daniel Worko — while a virus leaves Yarden Shua in doubt and Brayan Carabalí resolves his future in the capital.
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France's World Cup Replay Petition Passes 50,000 Signatures as FIFA Backs Referee
Fans claim Lamine Yamal handled the ball before the penalty that set Spain's 2-0 semi-final win in motion, but no formal French protest has been lodged and FIFA insists Iván Barton's appointment was fully justified.
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Lisav Eissat forced off eight minutes into his Bristol City debut
The Maccabi Haifa academy graduate's first outing for his new club ended almost as soon as it began, cut short by an injury in a pre-season friendly against Stockport County in Spain, with early indications from Israeli reports that it is not serious.
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Police announce further arrest over grenade attacks on Beitar owner's Japanika chain
A suspect accused of throwing a grenade at a Kiryat Ono branch of Barak Abramov's restaurant chain has been remanded for 12 days, as police widen an investigation rooted in a feud between crime families.
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Maccabi Haifa tie teenage striker Adrian Ballout to a new three-year deal
The 2010-born forward from the Galilee village of Mi'ilya — credited with 103 goals in three junior seasons — has signed until 2029 after one championship-winning year in the academy.
Read storyMaccabi Tel Aviv academy adds Nahalal Yizrael pair Oretzki and Kadosh
Centre-back Liroy Oretzki and striker Marom Kadosh, both from the 2012 age group, join the under-14 setup at Kiryat Shalom after standout seasons with the Jezreel Valley club.
Read storyEmily Elkobi, 12, dances Israel to gold at All Dance finals in Thessaloniki
The Herzliya schoolgirl won her solo category with a routine called 'Cat Women' at All Dance International's championship in Greece, where her crew Outrage also took gold and earned a ticket to November's world finals in Orlando.
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Israel's under-20s swept aside 35:23 by Iceland with a World Championship place still on the line
Shorn of four squad members, Israel trailed 20:9 at half-time at the Turda Arena and must now beat the loser of Croatia's tie with Romania on Sunday to claim 15th place — and with it a World Championship berth.
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Rivollier crosses the Petah Tikva divide again as Hapoel bring French striker back
A year after leaving for Maccabi, the 25-year-old French forward returns to Hapoel Petah Tikva on a one-year deal with a two-season option, reuniting with promotion-winning coach Omer Peretz.
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Varsano lowers Israeli under-18 400m hurdles record at European youth championships in Rieti
The 17-year-old Maccabi Tel Aviv hurdler ran 1:00.02 in Friday's opening round to reach Saturday's semi-finals, while steeplechasers Ido Noam and Aviv Ochman booked places in Sunday's 2,000m final.
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Police detail strict entry rules for Beitar Jerusalem's Netanya meeting with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Gates open at 18:30 under rigorous screening, pyrotechnics carry a 3,000-shekel fine and roads around Netanya's Miriam Stadium close on Saturday evening as two European-bound rivals meet.
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Maccabi Haifa open girls’ basketball academy with Reali School
The Haifa partnership will combine secondary education with high-level basketball training for players from ninth grade, creating a new development route in northern Israel.
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World Cup winners to receive rings in FIFA first
Argentina or Spain will leave Sunday's final with the trophy and medals plus 30 personalised championship rings, while 1,996 licensed editions will be offered to supporters.
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Steinberg sixth, Kantor eighth as Israel miss Long Beach podium
Tamar Steinberg reached the iQFOiL semi-final and Sharon Kantor the quarter-final on the LA28 waters, but Israel's board-sailing contingent finished the regatta without a medal.
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Blorian plays 75 minutes in MLS debut as Sporting KC lose 3–2
The Israel centre-back started at Energizer Park and departed after treatment before Eduard Löwen’s late penalty gave St. Louis the points.
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Giannis presents Miami move as his clearest route back to the title
The two-time MVP appeared at Kaseya Center in No. 7, setting a championship standard for a Heat roster rebuilt around him and Bam Adebayo.
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NBA examines Trent’s reported $64m Bucks contract
The league is reviewing the circumstances around Milwaukee’s four-year agreement with Gary Trent Jr.; no breach has been established and the deal remains in place.
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Vinčić handed whistle for Argentina–Spain World Cup final
The Slovenian official who controlled the 2024 Champions League final will lead a five-man on-field crew at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday.
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Wildfire smoke clouds Spain training, but final outlook improves
Spain prepared for Sunday’s World Cup final under heavy haze in northern New Jersey, although the smoke is expected to clear before the 3pm kickoff against Argentina.
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Houston hold Saraf and Wolf quiet in 100–83 Brooklyn defeat
Ben Saraf scored two points and Danny Wolf added four as the Rockets seized a 15-point first-quarter lead and ended Brooklyn’s Summer League semi-final hopes.
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Kanichowsky and Ferencváros advance to face Twente
The Israeli midfielder played 61 minutes as the Hungarian champions beat Vojvodina 3–0, completing a 5–1 aggregate win and booking a Europa League tie with FC Twente.
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2018–19: the two summers that changed Israeli youth basketball
Israel's first FIBA title in Chemnitz was followed by a home defence in Tel Aviv, turning a breakthrough generation into the benchmark for every U20 team that followed.
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Israel U20s answered a survival game with grown-up control
The 84–59 score mattered because it preserved Division A status; the way Israel built it showed how quickly a youth team can reset its identity after elimination.
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Israel U20s crush Italy 84–59 to secure Division A safety
Yonatan Keller scored 19 points and Israel controlled the final three quarters in Ljubljana, turning a relegation test into a 25-point statement.
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Maccabi Haifa agree Novakovich deal pending medical
The 29-year-old United States striker is due in Israel next week, but the move will become a signing only after he completes the club's medical process.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv draw Sheriff in Europa League second round
Sheriff advanced 1–0 on aggregate against Aluminij and will host the first leg on 23 July before the return tie a week later.
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Yehezkel made Maccabi’s width a Super Cup weapon
Three assists told the story, but the more important lesson was how one wide outlet kept changing the point of attack—even after Maccabi Tel Aviv went down to ten men.
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Trump to attend Argentina–Spain World Cup final
The US president will be at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday as the host nation’s federal operation converges on the tournament’s 104th and final match.
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Balker extension closes Maccabi Haifa route for now
Huddersfield have tied the Suriname centre-back to a contract through 2028, forcing Haifa to redirect a defensive search that had reached an advanced stage.
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Hapoel Jerusalem badge vote meets 1,300-signature backlash
Season-ticket holders received alternative designs as part of a wider rebrand, but a fast-moving petition has turned the club’s identity project into a test of supporter trust.
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Ness Ziona turn to Paris Lee for two-year backcourt reset
The former EuroLeague steals leader arrives from UNICS Kazan with 128 games of elite European experience and a mandate to organise an ambitious new roster.
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Diarra joins Kasımpaşa as Hapoel Tel Aviv move collapses
The former Hapoel Haifa winger has signed in Istanbul after Hapoel Tel Aviv’s reported agreement with Reims stopped short of personal terms with the player.
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Beitar cleared to register Warku after NIS 240,000 award
The player-status decision reduces Hapoel Ramat Gan’s reported NIS 1.2 million claim and opens the way for the 21-year-old to enter Beitar Jerusalem’s squad.
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Hapoel Ramat Gan sign Luan Campos on two-year deal
The promoted club add a flexible Brazilian forward with an option for a third season, extending a recruitment plan built around width, movement and top-flight experience.
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Boavista ordered to cease activity as insolvency closes the Bessa
The 2001 Portuguese champions must vacate their stadium by 31 July after missing a monthly creditor payment, the latest step in a collapse split across club and football company.
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Israel U20 let halftime lead slip in 33–31 Faroe defeat
The M20 side drop into the places 13–16 bracket, but one victory from their remaining placement games would still secure a 2027 World Championship place.
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Otomewo completes Hapoel Jerusalem’s record €1.6m sale to Reims
A five-year contract turns a one-season rise from Hapoel’s Nigerian talent project into the supporter-owned club’s largest outgoing transfer.
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₪450,000 ruling closes Beitar’s Noam Mocha compensation dispute
The player-status decision fixes the development payment owed to M.S. Ashdod, separating the cost of Mocha’s football education from the three-year contract he has already begun at Beitar.
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Dan Biton asks for medical privacy as he works towards a return
The Hapoel Be’er Sheva midfielder says he is undergoing complex medical procedures but has disclosed no diagnosis or recovery date, a boundary the club is maintaining.
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Four appointments complete a generational change in Israeli basketball’s disciplinary court
A year-long handover has replaced four long-serving judges with a salaried panel, while the association’s rules preserve the court’s formal independence and route of appeal.
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Hapoel Eilat add Aaron Wheeler to a roster built for the Premier League
The promoted club have signed a 2.05-metre forward whose first Israeli season supplied rebounding, weak-side defence and credible three-point shooting in a limited role.
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Fenerbahçe turn Marcus Bingham’s breakout year into a two-season bet
The former Hapoel big man has converted an outstanding VTB League campaign with UNICS Kazan into a EuroLeague contract built around length, mobility and defensive range.
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Hapoel Holon bet on Claudell Harris Jr’s second-season growth
The 23-year-old guard arrives after one professional season with Promitheas, bringing shot creation and positional flexibility to Holon’s backcourt rebuild.
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Kunin doubles up as Mazkeret Batya retain national artistic-swimming cup
A two-point club contest and Katy Kunin’s solo-duet double gave Israel’s summer championships a finish defined by both collective depth and senior quality.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv keep it classical in 2026/27 shirt reveal
A red home strip and white away kit open the club's Adidas era, with an NFC-enabled crest and a supporter refrain stitched into the identity.
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Israeli football records fewer racism convictions and pitch pyrotechnics
New figures point to a meaningful improvement after tougher anti-racism rules, although unequal reporting periods and missing match-level denominators limit the headline percentages.
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Stiles inquest finds heading-linked CTE contributed to his death
A coroner found the England champion had severe dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease and CTE, with repeated heading responsible for the CTE.
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World Cup final seats reach $8,680 in Spain's allocation
Official prices expose a dramatic split between a tightly limited $60 supporter tier and the four-figure cost of most federation-allocation seats for Argentina against Spain.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv add RTMI as two-year principal sponsor
The finance company's mark will appear on match-shirt sleeves and Bloomfield advertising as an established basketball partnership expands into football.
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Maccabi Haifa reach into double-winning past for new home shirt
The 2026/27 design draws on the club's 1990/91 green-and-white identity as Maccabi Haifa extend their Adidas partnership through 2031.
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Ten-man Maccabi beat Be’er Sheva 3–1 to lift Super Cup
Saied Abu Farchi scored twice and Sagiv Yehezkel supplied all three goals as the cup holders won the season’s first Israeli trophy despite Roy Revivo’s dismissal.
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Sharp scores 12 as Kings fall to Celtics in Summer League
The Israeli guard added two steals without a turnover but shot 4-of-13 in Sacramento's 82–76 loss, two days after scoring 23 against Brooklyn.
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Messi's third final would measure reinvention, not just longevity
Cafu's record captures extraordinary durability; Messi's route from 2014 creator to 2022 scorer and 2026 playmaker explains why Argentina can still build around him at 39.
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Spa opens a new phase in Antonelli–Russell title fight
The Belgian Grand Prix begins on Friday with Mercedes' drivers separated by 25 points and Ferrari arriving after winning two of the last three races.
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Messi takes Golden Boot lead without scoring after two-assist semi-final
Argentina's captain and Kylian Mbappé remain level on eight goals, but Messi's four assists now give him the first tiebreak with one match left for each player.
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UK seeks FIFA probe as Milei backs Argentina's Falklands banner
Britain has asked football's governing body to investigate the champions' post-semi-final display, while Argentina's president called the players' message understandable but separated it from diplomacy.
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Barça sign former Maccabi centre Josh Nebo through 2029
The EuroLeague rebounding specialist returns to Spain's title race after a trophy-laden finish in Milan, carrying a game shaped by his breakthrough seasons in Israel.
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Israel adopts restart countdowns, treatment waits and wider VAR
The domestic game now has immediate sporting penalties for slow restarts and substitutions, a one-minute treatment wait and a narrow expansion of video review.
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The final is not Messi against Yamal. It is a contest over where risk lives
Argentina can make Spain’s possession uncomfortable; Spain can make Argentina defend choices rather than players. Sunday’s final will be decided by the spaces around its two headline names.
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Argentina stun England with two late goals to reach World Cup final
Enzo Fernández cancelled out Anthony Gordon’s opener before Lautaro Martínez headed a 92nd-minute winner, sending the holders into Sunday’s final against Spain.
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July 16, 2001: the Maccabiah that opened against the odds
Security fears, a reduced field and the memory of the 1997 bridge disaster shadowed the 16th Maccabiah, yet more than 2,000 athletes still marched into Teddy Stadium.
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Žalgiris bring Valančiūnas home after 14 NBA seasons
The 34-year-old centre returns to Lithuanian club basketball for the first time since 2012, giving the EuroLeague side an imposing low-post and rebounding anchor.
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Orian Goren trains with Barcelona first team in preseason
The 17-year-old Israeli midfielder has joined Hansi Flick’s opening sessions, a valuable evaluation window rather than a formal senior promotion.
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Rani Cohen takes Hapoel Eilat CEO role after promotion
The former league executive joins a club returning to the top flight after a 29–1 National League season, with licensing, budget and roster systems now entering a higher-risk phase.
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Wærenskjold wins the fastest stage in Tour de France history
The Uno-X rider took the Nevers sprint after 161.3 kilometres at an average 50.91 km/h, eclipsing a record that had stood since Mario Cipollini’s 1999 victory.
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Ronen Hanzis returns with Ironi Beit Dagan in fourth-tier reset
The former Maccabi Tel Aviv winger is restarting his senior career in Liga Bet after two seasons away from competitive football.
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Kiryat Ata add Nike Sibande to reshape their backcourt
The 1.93-metre American-Ugandan guard arrives after a EuroCup season with NINERS Chemnitz, bringing size, rim pressure and a broader defensive profile to the perimeter.
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England protected a lead until they stopped protecting the game
Gordon’s goal rewarded Tuchel’s shape, but retreat invited Argentina to keep returning. Fernández and Martínez exposed the difference between managing a score and controlling a match.
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Israel U20s fall to Greece and face Division A survival fight
A 79–66 round-of-16 defeat ended the quarter-final bid; Italy now stand between Oren Aharoni’s team and the safer half of the Division A classification bracket.
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Recanati family raise Maccabi Tel Aviv stake to 58% as deal closes
The acquisition of the Federman family’s 29% holding has been completed, creating a majority shareholder and ending a defining chapter in the basketball club’s ownership.
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World Cup final halftime reportedly set to stretch towards 30 minutes
The planned 11-minute performance would require a substantially longer interval than the 15-minute maximum in Law 7, although FIFA has not publicly confirmed the final restart timetable.
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Satoranský officially joins Hapoel Tel Aviv on one-year deal
The 2.01-metre Czech playmaker arrives after four seasons at Barcelona, giving Dimitris Itoudis another experienced initiator while any local-player eligibility remains unresolved.
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Silver sets summer target as Leonard’s Toronto return remains frozen
The proposed Raptors–Clippers blockbuster is still uncompleted while an external investigation examines whether Leonard’s endorsement arrangement breached salary-cap rules.
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Saraf’s two-way efficiency drives Brooklyn’s 32-point Summer League win
Ben Saraf paired 11 points with five assists and four steals, while Danny Wolf scored 14 as the Nets beat Sacramento 115–83.
Read storyNetanya enter advanced loan talks for Brazilian centre-back Zé Marcos
The 28-year-old is contracted to Vitória and currently on loan at Sport Recife, making the proposed move a multi-club negotiation rather than a simple agreement with the player.
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Mexico, 1970: the goal that put Israel on the World Cup map
Three minutes after Sweden took the lead in Toluca, Mordechai Spiegler answered from distance and created a moment that still stands alone in Israeli football history.
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Spain shut out France to reach the World Cup final
Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty and Pedro Porro’s second-half finish delivered a 2–0 semi-final victory and took Spain to the biggest match in international football.
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Paris, 1993: the night Israel turned 2–1 into history
France were preparing to celebrate World Cup qualification. Israel, bottom of the group and without a competitive win, scored twice in the final eleven minutes to leave the Parc des Princes in disbelief.
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Be'er Sheva fly to Iceland without injured new winger João Victor
The Israeli champions chartered a direct flight to Reykjavík on Saturday, days ahead of Tuesday's Champions League first leg, with new signing João Victor sidelined by a hamstring tear.
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Bnei Eilat land Gil Itzhak in fourth-tier statement signing
The experienced National League forward has signed a three-year deal as Bnei Eilat accelerate an ambitious promotion project under sporting director Kobi Refua.
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Manchester United sign Tielemans through 2031
United have officially added Belgium captain Youri Tielemans after his Europa League-winning season at Aston Villa, signing the midfielder through June 2031.
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Motley joins Red Star after Hapoel farewell
The 2025 EuroCup Finals MVP has completed his move to Belgrade on a multi-year agreement, turning Friday's Tel Aviv departure into a confirmed EuroLeague transfer.
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Pogačar breaks open the Tour on Bastille Day as lead reaches 3:36
A decisive attack on the Col de Pertus carried the yellow jersey to a third stage win of the 2026 Tour and put Jonas Vingegaard more than three and a half minutes behind.
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Peretz commits to Maccabi as Miller promises reinforcements
Dor Peretz says remaining at Maccabi Tel Aviv was the right decision for his family and career, while Kenny Miller expects additions before a run of Super Cup and European fixtures.
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Gloukh chooses the harder Ajax route: earning the No. 10 role
The Israel midfielder is not pushing for an exit after a turbulent first season; his next test is turning production into the tactical trust required of an automatic starter.
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Ironi Tiberias challenge investigation in federation appeal
The club have escalated their objections into a formal challenge while questions over evidence and player eligibility remain unresolved.
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Zach LeDay signing raises Hapoel Tel Aviv’s frontcourt ceiling
The EuroLeague forward has signed a two-year deal and returns to the country where his professional career began, bringing Hapoel another high-level scoring option.
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Beitar target foreign midfielder and centre-back as squad plan shifts
The Jerusalem club’s recruitment picture may expand if Muaid Aseka receives temporary-resident status, opening another route through the foreign-player allocation.
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Khalaili’s Inter deal collapses after Italian fitness ruling; Ipswich step in
Italy's sporting-fitness process blocked the move to Inter. Union will now run their own medicals in Belgium, with coach David Hubert expecting Khalaili back in training next week and suitors still circling.
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Five tactical questions that will shape the next sporting week
From Be’er Sheva’s European rest defence to Gloukh’s occupation of Ajax’s half-spaces, these are the details that will decide more than the next headline.
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