All Entries Tagged With: "Soccer"
Another Great Result
Could you say that Israel has the luck of the Irish?
All of a sudden, the Israeli national soccer team stands on the threshold of World Cup glory.
Ok, maybe I am getting carried away, but let a man enjoy the moment, will ya?!
A Clockwork Footwork Orange
I don’t envy Ronaldo, who has his work cut out for him. It won’t be easy getting PLO Arabs and “anti-pullout” Israelis to play soccer together.
Great Result
Israel 1 France 1
That’s what I’m talking about.
I did not see the game – I was at a wedding – but well done to the boys! And I am even reading that Israel outplayed the French and should have won. But I am calling the glass “half full”, since the result would have upset the [...]
France vs Israel
Last night, the Israel’s under-21 soccer team defeated France 3-2. The win brings Israel to the top of UEFA’s Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 4.
Now if only the Israeli national team can repeat this achievement tonight.
Speaking of tonight’s game, French Jewish fans are reportedly torn over who to support.
While the French and Israeli national soccer [...]
Garbage in Israel
“Baldilocks” Barthez, who recently refused to travel with his teammates for a planned soccer match with Israel’s national team next week, gets the sarcastic treatment from the Jerusalem Post.
‘Fabien the Brave’ lands in Israel
Fabien Barthez plucked up his courage and arrived here together with the rest of the French squad ahead of Wednesday s World [...]
Glorious Bernd
Back in the late 90s when I was in Perth, my home town soccer team, Perth Glory, hired a German coach by the name of Bernd Stange.
Now Bernd could hardly speak a word of English, but the people of Perth soon developed quite a liking for him. His no-nonsense attitude was very reminiscent of Arnold Schwartznegger [...]
My Kind of Fans
Last night, Dutch soccer side Ajax Amsterdam defeated Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 in the Champions League.
Nothing so newsworthy there. After all, it is the soccer equivalent of Australia defeating Scotland in the cricket, England defeating the US in rugby, or the US defeating New Zealand in the basketball (I was going to use a [...]
