The Israel Under-21 National Team secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Slovenia on Tuesday in Ptuj, keeping their hopes of qualifying for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship alive. The match, part of Group G of the qualifiers, got off to a difficult start for...
Ran Ben Shimon should have resigned immediately following Israel's humiliating 3-0 defeat to Ireland. If he was unwilling to step down, Israel Football Association (IFA) chairman Shino Zuaretz should have made the decision for him. Ben Shimon failed to prepare his...
Let's face it: Hapoel Jerusalem is good. Really good. Forget about the 88-68 victory over an undermanned Bnei Herzliya. What stood out was how Jerusalem played, moved the ball, and executed its game plan. The players understood their roles and carried them out to...
One of the most intriguing names in the current Israel U21 squad is 17-year-old Orian Goren, who plays for Barcelona. Having previously represented Israel at the U17, U18 and U19 levels, Goren has earned his first call-up to the U21 team under head coach Guy Luzon,...
Maccabi Tel Aviv pounded Kiryat Ata 109-61 as seven players scored in double digits to take the victory and punch their ticket to the Winner Cup semifinal where they’ll meet Hapoel Jerusalem on Sunday night at the Holon Arena. Prior or their tip-off with the capital...
Israel fell to Ireland 3-0 in UEFA Nations League play in a match that was for all intents and purposes over by the halftime break. Ireland broke open the game in the 14th minute as Troy Parrott took a perfect ball from James Abankwah after an error on defense by Raz...
Hapoel Tel Aviv cruised past Hapoel Beer Sheva 85-67 as five players scored in double-digits to help the Reds advance to the Winner Cup semifinals that will take place next Saturday night following a Euroleague Double Week against Red Star and Real Madrid. Tai Odiase...
After opening their Nations League campaign in disappointing fashion with a 3-1 loss to Austria, amid the controversy surrounding the match, the Israel National Team held a press conference in Debrecen on Saturday ahead of Sunday's intriguing clash with Ireland. Head...
Hapoel Jerusalem crushed Bnei Herzliya 88-68 in a game that was never that close as Kenny Lofton Jr. starred for the reds to cruise into the Winner Cup semifinals where they’ll meet the winner of the Maccabi Tel Aviv and Kiryat Ata quarterfinal matchup. Zack Bryant,...
It wasn’t one of Israeli sports’ banner nights, that’s for sure. The blue-and-white teams went a big O-fer, the silver sombrero, going 0-3 after the Israel National Team, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv all came up empty in their respective games on Thursday...
