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A banner is held by pro-Israel fans outside Villa Park, home of the U.K. team Aston Villa, before its UEFA Europa League match against Israel, Nov. 6, 2025. (Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Israel’s path to the World Cup would be easier through Asia. Why is it sticking with Europe?

by Deborah Danan June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

(JTA) — TEL AVIV — More than five decades after Israel’s only World Cup appearance, the Israel Football Association says it has no intention of trying to leave Europe for […]

(picryl.com)
Posted inSports

At the dawn of the World Cup, the story of the Jews who helped bring soccer to America

by Dan Friedman June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
An undated photo of Jewish soccer phenom Erno Schwarz. (Forward Archive)
Posted inFrom the Archives

In the 1920s, Europe’s Jewish soccer players wowed American fans

by Chana Pollack January 14, 2026January 14, 2026
Beitar fans watching a match in “Bros,” now streaming on Netflix. (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inCulture

Israeli show about rabid soccer fans sidesteps anti-Arab racism

Mira Fox by Mira Fox May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
Doug Emhoff poses with the United States Women's National Team before a training session in Auckland, New Zealand, July 20, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Brad Smith-USSF-Getty Images for USSF)
Posted inSports

A Jewish guide to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis July 21, 2023
Israeli players on the country's under-21 team celebrate a victory in the UEFA European U21 Championship playoff round against the Republic of Ireland at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Sept. 27, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Seb Daly-Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel’s soccer team is headed to the Olympics for the first time since 1976

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
Josh Cohen when he was a student at UC San Diego. (Photo/Courtesy UCSD Athletics)
Posted inSports

How local soccer phenom Josh Cohen went from underdog to Israeli Footballer of the Year

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher December 2, 2022December 5, 2022
The bagels are being baked in a space provided by Qatar Airways. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Rabbi Marc Schneier)
Posted inSports

There’s no beer at the World Cup in Qatar, but there are kosher bagels

by David I. Klein and JTA November 25, 2022
a screenshot of an Instagram post with a picture of Oakland Roots fans holding up Palestinian flags and other signs
Posted inSports

Did Oakland’s pro soccer team drop Puma because of BDS?

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 10, 2022November 20, 2022
The JCHS girls soccer team after winning the North Coast Section championship. (Photo/Sean Moler)
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JCHS girls soccer makes history with first-ever conference title

by Ryan Torok May 23, 2022

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