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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were barred from attending an upcoming soccer game over safety concerns
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Fast Forward Why Israel could be banned from European soccer over the Gaza war
A majority vote of UEFA’s executive committee would suspend Israel from international competition
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Sports He was one of the greatest Jewish soccer players who ever lived — pity you probably haven’t heard of him
Rinus Israël, who has died at 83, was the first Dutchman — and the first Jew — to lift the European Cup
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Fast Forward Top BBC sportscaster to exit amid allegations of antisemitism over anti-Israel social media post
Gary Lineker’s repost from the account Palestine Lobby included an emoji of a rat
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Fast Forward Meet Yaniv Bazini, the Israeli college soccer star who could lead UVM to a national title
Bazini plans to pursue professional soccer after Monday’s NCAA championship game
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