Croatian soccer

UK government reconsiders ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match

The UK is reviewing a ban preventing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match against Aston Villa, after criticism from PM Keir Starmer and Jewish groups who called the move discriminatory.

MACCABI TEL AVIV fans hope to be in the stands when the yellow-and-blue kicks off against Aston Villa in Birmingham on November 6.
 Croatian weekly magazine Express published the faces of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Italian soon-to-be Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with Hitler mustaches.

Croatian mag. puts Hitler mustaches on Meloni, Orban and Vucic

 The flag of Croatia (illustrative).

Croatian soccer fans perform Nazi march in Milan

France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their fourth goal with teammates, July 15, 2018

France overpowers Croatia to win World Cup


Jerusalem thinking big with Pianigiani signing

Elsewhere, Meir Tapiro looks set to make a seamless transition to coaching in the coming days, with Maccabi Ashdod interested in the services of the 41-year-old who retired two weeks ago.

Hapoel Jerusalem made a statement by naming Italian Simone Pianigiani as its new head coach this week.

Is anti-Semitism common in Croatia?

If the prime minister and/or other ministers would have clearly denounced the disgusting behavior of the Croatian fans after the match, the damage done would have been mitigated somewhat.

Israel midfielder Nir Biton (left) battles Croatia’s Luka Modric for the ball during last night’s 2-0 defeat in an international friendly in Osijek

Analysis: Israel confident of progress to playoffs after draw

With Israel having the advantage of a two-point gap and the head-to-head tiebreaker, the Bosnians need to collect three more points than the blue-and white to finish in third.

Israel-Wales Euro 2016 Group B qualifying soccer match at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa March 28, 2015

Analysis: The return of the legionnaires and the impact on Israeli soccer landscape

The surge in the numbers of returning legionnaires is a direct result of the huge infusion of money which accompanied the arrival of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s owner, Mitch Goldhar.

Maccabi Tel Aviv owner Mitch Goldhar.