DOCSLIB.ORG

Uefa Europa League

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Uefa Europa League UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Turner Stadium - Beer Sheva Thursday 29 September 2016 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Group K - Matchday 2 Southampton FC Last updated 28/09/2016 05:25CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC - Southampton FC Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Match background Hapoel Beer-Sheva's Turner Stadium has the makings of a European fortress as the Israeli champions welcome Southampton in Group K, both sides glowing after big matchday one wins. Previous meetings • These clubs are meeting for the first time, neither having previously played teams from their opponents' home country. • In 16 games between the two nations' representatives in UEFA club competition, the Israeli sides' record reads W2 D3 L11 (W2 D1 L5 as the nominal 'hosts' – W1 L4 in Israel itself). Form guide • Beer-Sheva have won all three of their European home matches at their new Turner Stadium, and are unbeaten in five UEFA home fixtures (W3 D2) since a 3-0 forfeit loss to Vllaznia in the first round of the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup. • Beer-Sheva have won all five of their competitive home games at the Turner Stadium this season – three in Europe and two in the Israeli Premier League. • Southampton have won only one of their last six European away matches (W1 D2 L3) since a 3-0 success at Limerick in the first round of the 1981/82 UEFA Cup. • The Israeli team are making their UEFA group stage debut this season, having fallen to Celtic in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. • Southampton are debuting in a UEFA competition group stage. Links and trivia • The journey from Southampton to Beer Sheva is around 3,700km, making this comfortably the longest trip in Saints's European history. • The game is taking place the day after Beer-Sheva forward Lúcio Maranhão's 28th birthday. • Former team-mates Miguel Vítor (Beer-Sheva) & José Fonte (Southampton) – Benfica, 2007–08 Ben Sahar (Beer-Sheva) & Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) – Chelsea, 2006–09 • Miguel Vítor (Leicester, 2010–11) and Ben Sahar (Chelsea, 2006–09, including loan spells with QPR, 2007, Sheffield Wednesday, 2008 and Portsmouth, 2008) are the only Beer-Sheva players with English experience. The coaches • Beer-Sheva boss Barak Bakhar steered the club to their first Israeli championship in 2015/16, his first term in charge. He previously landed the 2013/14 Israeli Cup at the helm of Kiryat Shmona, where he had spent the bulk of his playing career as a defender. • Frenchman Claude Puel was appointed by Southampton this summer. A one-club man, he spent his entire playing career with Monaco, claiming two league titles as a player and one more as a coach. He has since held the reins at LOSC, Lyon and – for the past four seasons – Nice. 2 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC - Southampton FC Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Turner Stadium, Beer Sheva Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Cyprus Vsisrael
    2016 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS CYPRUS VS ISRAEL GSP STADIUM Friday 10th October 2014 CYPRUS FA - OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME www.cfa.com.cy Η ιστοσελίδα της ΚΟΠ ΚΥΠΡΟΣ VS ΙΣΡΑΗΛ TΟ ΜΗΝΥΜΑ PRESIDENT’S ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΕ∆ΡΟΥ MESSAGE αλωσορίζουµε στην Κύπρο την Εθνική e welcome to Cyprus the National Team οµάδα του Ισραήλ και ευχόµαστε να πα- of Israel and we hope that we will watch Κρακολουθήσουµε ένα ωραίο παιγνίδι στις Wa spectacular game, always within the αρχές που πρεσβεύει το Fair play.Η Εθνική µας fair play and respect framework. οµάδα έκανε το ιδανικότερο ξεκίνηµα σε αυτή τη Cyprus National Team started the new διοργάνωση κερδίζοντας εκτός έδρας τη Βοσνία/ competition, the 2016 European Qualifiers with Ερζεγοβίνη µε 2-1. Αυτή η νίκη µας γέµισε περη- the best possible result, after winning Bosnia and φάνεια και αυτοπεποίθηση, δηµιουργώντας φιλό- Herzegovina on an away game with 2-1. δοξες προσδοκίες. Ωστόσο δεν µας διαφεύγει ότι We are proud about that result which made us ακόµα είµαστε στην αφετηρία της διαδροµής και more confidence for the upcoming games. It θα χρειαστεί σκληρή δουλειά και υποµονή για να was a result which is giving us the right to have µπορέσει η Εθνική µας να πετύχει ψηλές διακρί- ambitions and expectations. σεις. Έχουµε εµπιστοσύνη στον προπονητή και However, we don’t forget that we still are at the τους ποδοσφαιριστές που στελεχώνουν την Εθνι- beginning of the road and that , we need to keep κή µας και ευελπιστούµε πως θα δώσουν τον κα- on the hard work in order to fulfil our targets and λύτερο εαυτό τους τόσο στον αγώνα µε την Εθνι- ambitions.
    [Show full text]
  • Maccabi Haifa
    GUIDA ALLA STAGIONE 2019/2020 IN ISRAELE LA SERIE A AI RAGGI X 14 SQUADRE PRONTE A CONTENDERSI IL TITOLO. CHI SARÀ LA SORPRESA QUEST'ANNO? GLI ISRAELIANI ALL'ESTERO 45 ISRAELIANI GIOCANO AL DI FUORI DEI CONFINI DI ISRAELE. SCOPRI I PIÙ IMPORTANTI! LE PILLOLE 7 PUNTI CHIAVE SINTETICI PER CHI VUOLE SCOPRIRE IN POCO TEMPO LA LIGAT HA'AL 2° Edizione della Guida a cura di Calcio Israeliano. Tutte le informazioni sono aggiornate al 19 Ottobre 2019. Contenuti e impaginazione grafica, a cura di Luca Fortini, sono protetti dal diritto di autore nonchè dal diritto di proprietà intellettuale. E' assolutamente vietata la riproduzione,redistribuzione e appropriazione senza la previa la citazione della guida e dell'autore, dopo aver ricevuto il debito consenso da quest'ultimo. Copyright 2019- Luca Fortini - tutti i diritti riservati Segui su Facebook Calcio Israeliano V I A G G I O C A L C I S T I C O D A H A I F A A L M A R R O S S O INDICE GLI ARGOMENTI PER LA STAGIONE 2019/2020 04 05 06 07 INTRODUZIONE RIEPILOGO DELLA COPPE EUROPEE LA GEOGRAFIA STAGIONE 2018/19 CALCISTICA 08 09 24 26 GLI ISRAELIANI PILLOLE PER LA LE 14 SQUADRE GLI STADI ALL'ESTERO STAGIONE 2019-20 "AI RAGGI X" 30 CONCLUSIONI E PROGETTI FUTURI 04/31 INTRODUZIONE ALLA GUIDA PERCHÉ UNA GUIDA SUL CALCIO IN ISRAELE E COSA ASPETTARSI "il calcio É l'ultima rappresentazione sacra del nostro tempo" p.P. pasolini Questa guida ha l'obiettivo di avvicinare appassionati di calcio internazionale, curiosi, esterofili, amanti del pallone alle vicende calcistiche in Israele.
    [Show full text]
  • Arab Soccer in a Jewish State: the Integrative Enclave
    This page intentionally left blank Arab Soccer in a Jewish State Over the last two decades, soccer has become a major institution within the popular culture of the Arab- Palestinian citizens of Israel, who have attained disproportionate success in this field. Given their margin- alization from many areas of Israeli society, as well as the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, such a prominent Arab presence highlights the tension between their Israeli citizenship and their belonging to the Palestinian people. Bringing together sociological, anthropological and historical approaches, Tamir Sorek examines how soccer can potentially be utilized by ethnic and national minorities as a field of social protest, a stage for demon- strating distinctive identity, or as a channel for social and political integration. Relying on a rich combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, he argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimizes contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs in Israel and pursues wider arguments about the role of sport in ethno-national conflicts. T AMIR S OREK is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Israel Studies at the University of Florida. Cambridge Cultural Social Studies Series editors: JEFFREY C. ALEXANDER, Department of Sociology, Yale University, and STEVEN SEIDMAN, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York. Titles in the series JEFFREY C. ALEXANDER, BERNHARD GIESEN AND JASON L. MAST, Social Performance ARNE JOHAN VETLESEN, Evil and Human Agency ROGER FRIEDLAND AND JOHN MOHR, Matters of Culture DAVINA COOPER, Challenging Diversity, Rethinking Equality and the Value of Difference KRISHAN KUMAR, The Making of English National Identity RON EYERMAN, Cultural Trauma STEPHEN M.
    [Show full text]
  • Be Part of a Better Tomorrow “New Israel Fund Is the Leading Organisation Advancing Democracy and Equality in Israel.”
    Democracy & equality for all Israelis Be part of a better tomorrow “New Israel Fund is the leading organisation advancing democracy and equality in Israel.” We are a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a shared society at peace with itself and its neighbours. NIF supports leaders and activists working for civil and human rights for all. As the founder and funder of most of Israel’s progressive civil society, we have provided over £225 million (incl £25 million from the UK) to more than 900 organisations since our inception. NIF’s focus today is on five key issue areas: Shared Society & Combating Racism, Human Rights & Democracy, Social & Economic Justice, Palestinian-Israeli Society and Religious Freedom. Our action arm Shatil provides Israel’s social change community with hands-on assistance. In addition, NIF/Shatil builds coalitions and spearheads campaigns. Within these pages we will explore some of the projects that we have recently been involved in. To find out even more about us, visit our website: OUR CORE VALUES NIF works to advance a vision of Israel that functions as a shared society. Our mission is to create safe spaces for dialogue and engagement between all sections of Israeli society: religious and secular, Orthodox and Reform, Ashkenazi and Mizrachi, Jews and Arabs. We want to empower individuals to control their own lives, while peacefully co-existing with their neighbours. “Life is too short to waste energy on anger and hatred. It is better to live with love, tolerance and respect.” Maharan Radi, Arab midfielder with Israeli champions' Hapoel Beer Sheva, and 'Kick It Out' activist.
    [Show full text]
  • Israel - Wikipedia Page 1 of 97
    Israel - Wikipedia Page 1 of 97 Coordinates: 31°N 35°E Israel :Arabic ; �י �� �� �אל :Israel (/ˈɪzriəl, ˈɪzreɪəl/; Hebrew formally known as the State of Israel Israel ,( � � ��ا �يل (Hebrew) לארשי Medinat Yisra'el), is a �מ ��י �נת �י �� �� �אל :Hebrew) country in Western Asia, located on the (Arabic) ليئارسإ southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip[20] to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small Flag Emblem area.[21][22] Israel's economic and technological Anthem: "Hatikvah" (English: "The Hope") center is Tel Aviv,[23] while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition.[24][25][26][27][fn 4] Israel has evidence of the earliest migration of hominids out of Africa.[28] Canaanite tribes are archaeologically attested since the Middle Bronze Age,[29][30] while the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah emerged during the Iron Age.[31][32] The Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed Israel around 720 BCE.[33] Judah was later conquered by the Babylonian, Persian and Hellenistic empires and had existed as Jewish autonomous provinces.[34][35] The successful Maccabean Revolt led to an independent Hasmonean kingdom by 110 BCE,[36] which in 63 BCE however became a client state of the Roman Republic that subsequently installed the Herodian dynasty in 37 BCE, and in 6 CE created the Roman province of Judea.[37] Judea lasted as a Roman province until the failed Jewish revolts resulted in widespread destruction,[36] the expulsion of the Jewish population[36][38] and the renaming of the region from Iudaea to Syria Palaestina.[39] Jewish presence in the region has persisted to a certain extent over the centuries.
    [Show full text]
  • Beitar and Beyond: the United Arab Emirates and Qatar’S Use of Football As Soft Power
    POLICY OUTLOOK POLICY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION PAPER Beitar and Beyond: The United Arab Emirates and Qatar’s use of Football as Soft Power Anna Murphy (Howard Walker - Anadolu Agency) In 2008, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, formed the City Football Group as a branch of the private investment and development company known as the Abu Dhabi United Group to facilitate the purchase of English football team Manchester City F.C.. In 2012, Qatar Sports Investments, a subsidiary of the Qatar sovereign wealth fund, purchased the French team Paris Saint-Germain. In the decade since these acquisitions, Manchester City and PSG have become fascinating and lucrative examples of soft power for the two Gulf states. In September of 2020, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, a lesser-known member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, purchased a 50 per cent stake in Beitar Jerusalem F.C, an Israeli football team. This investment has shed light on the shifting economic relations between Israel and the UAE and highlighted the unique influence of football in Israeli politics. This policy outlook examines the UAE and Qatar’s investment in football clubs in Europe and Israel as two distinct and developing modes of soft power. The opinions expressed in this policy outlook represent the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the TRT World Research Centre. POLICY OUTLOOK been granted greater recent attention concerning both the Background UAE’s involvement in the war in Yemen and Qatar’s treat- The team that currently sits atop the English Premier ment of workers involved in the preparation for the 2022 League, Manchester City, has been lauded as one of the World Cup.
    [Show full text]
  • Goldhar V Haaretz.Com 2016 ONCA
    COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Goidhar v. Haaretz.com, 2016 ONCA 515 DATE: 20160628 DOCKET: C60259 Simmons, Cronk and Pepall JJ.A. BETWEEN Mitchell Goldhar Plaintiff (Respondent) and Haaretz.com, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd., Haaretz Group, Haaretz.Co.ll, Shiomi Barzel and David Marouani Defendants (Appellants) Paul Schabas and Emily Bala, for the appellants William McDowell, Ren Bucholz and Julian Porter, Q.C., for the respondent Heard: November 10, 2015 On appeal from the order of Justice Mario D. Faieta of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 6, 2015, with reasons reported at 2015 ONSC 1128, 125 O.R. (3d) 619. Simmons J.A.: I. INTRODUCTION [1] The issues on appeal concern whether an internet libel action, based on a newspaper article uploaded in Israel, can and should proceed in Ontario. Page: 2 [2] In November 2011, an Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, published an article criticizing the management practices of Mitchell Goldhar, the owner of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club, a soccer team based in Tel Aviv, that plays in the Israeli Premier League. [3] Goldhar is a prominent Canadian businessman and lives in Toronto. [4] In addition to being published in print, the article was available on the newspaper’s Hebrew and English-language websites. It came to the attention of some Canadian readers through the English-language website. [5] The article asserted that Goldhar imported his management model from his main business interest — a partnership with Walmart to operate shopping centers in Canada — and that he “runs his club down to every detail.” It also included a suggestion that his “managerial culture is based on overconcentration bordering on megalomania” and questioned whether “his penny pinching and lack of long term planning [could] doom the [soccer] team.” [6] In December 2011, Goldhar launched an action in Ontario, claiming damages for libel against Haaretz, its sports editor and the reporter who wrote the article (collectively “Haaretz”).
    [Show full text]
  • Uefa Europa League
    UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio San Siro - Milan Thursday 15 September 2016 21.05CET (21.05 local time) FC Internazionale Milano Group K - Matchday 1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Last updated 14/09/2016 05:33CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1 FC Internazionale Milano - Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Thursday 15 September 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Internazionale Milano - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Internazionale Milano have not played against a club from their opponents' country Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2 FC Internazionale Milano - Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Thursday 15 September 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Match background Internazionale have been thrown a curveball in their opening UEFA Europa League Group K game as Hapoel Beer- Sheva come to San Siro. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time; neither has played a competitive fixture against a team from their opponents' home country. • In 12 UEFA competition fixtures between Italian and Israeli clubs, the Serie A representatives have recorded six wins, three draws and three defeats. Italian sides are unbeaten in their last seven encounters with Israeli counterparts (W5 D2).
    [Show full text]
  • SFC EUROPA LEAGUE BARRY PDF FINAL.Cdr
    OPPOSITION THE MANAGER Barak Bakhar played his entire career in Israel, and led Be'er Sheva to the title last season and an Israel Super Cup triumph. The 36 year-old took over from Elisha Levy, SQUAD OVERVIEW who has since gone on to manage the national team. Israeli forward Ben Sahar started his professional career at Chelsea alongside Southampton's Ryan Bertrand, but was restricted to three league appearances during THE STADIUM his time at Stamford Bridge. The striker went on to play for both Queens Park Rangers and The Jacob Turner stadium is named after Sheffield Wednesday on loan before enduring a the former mayor of the city. It has a tough time at Portsmouth where he wasn't capacity of 16,126 and is part of a sports given any competitive game time. complex which includes a multi-purpose 3,000-seater arena which comprises of Portuguese centre back Miguel Vítor spent the a training field and a swimming pool. 2010/11 season on loan at Leicester City from Benfica, and moved to Israel earlier this year. BARRY’S TIPS... 1. FLUIDS 2. DANCE 3. FOOTBALL You will be entering the stadium at Gate 9 – the complimentary buses will arrive near to this TRAVELLING point to drop off the visiting fans. Food and beverages are available to be TO THE STADIUM purchased using local currency (the New Israel SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB HAS Shekel or Shekel for short). ARRANGED FOR COMPLIMENTARY BUS TRAVEL FROM TEL AVIV TO THE STADIUM AND BACK There will be NO ALCOHOL on sale in AGAIN AFTER THE MATCH the stadium.
    [Show full text]
  • Citation: Dart, J (2016) 'Brand Israel': Hasbara and Israeli Sport. Sport In
    Citation: Dart, J (2016) ‘Brand Israel’: hasbara and Israeli sport. Sport in Society. 1 - 17. ISSN 1743-0437 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2015.1133595 Link to Leeds Beckett Repository record: https://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/2206/ Document Version: Article (Accepted Version) The aim of the Leeds Beckett Repository is to provide open access to our research, as required by funder policies and permitted by publishers and copyright law. The Leeds Beckett repository holds a wide range of publications, each of which has been checked for copyright and the relevant embargo period has been applied by the Research Services team. We operate on a standard take-down policy. If you are the author or publisher of an output and you would like it removed from the repository, please contact us and we will investigate on a case-by-case basis. Each thesis in the repository has been cleared where necessary by the author for third party copyright. If you would like a thesis to be removed from the repository or believe there is an issue with copyright, please contact us on [email protected] and we will investigate on a case-by-case basis. ‘Brand Israel’: hasbara and Israeli sport Jon Dart Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics Published online: 13 Jan 2016 The published version can be found at DOI:10.1080/17430437.2015.1133595 This is the pre-publication version Introduction Much attention is focused on the use of ‘soft power’ and specifically how sports events are used by nations to generate a more benevolent global image.
    [Show full text]
  • Hasbara and Israeli Sport Jon Dart Sport in Society
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Leeds Beckett Repository ‘Brand Israel’: hasbara and Israeli sport Jon Dart Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics Published online: 13 Jan 2016 The published version can be found at DOI:10.1080/17430437.2015.1133595 This is the pre-publication version Introduction Much attention is focused on the use of ‘soft power’ and specifically how sports events are used by nations to generate a more benevolent global image. Modern nation states are increasingly developing their own particular ‘soft power’ activities, drawing upon different resources and have different audiences in mind. Until relatively recently, the state of Israel was preoccupied with its military security and paid little attention to cultural politics. However, because of the military dominance of Israel other ‘battlegrounds’ have emerged. Academic research on soft power and sport has traditionally focused on high profile events (such as the FIFA World Cup finals and Summer Olympic Games). This paper spotlights an international sports event which, although relatively small and usually attracting limited interest from the mainstream media, when held in Israel, highlights regional politics, the role of UEFA/FIFA and becomes part of a wider debate over international public opinion. Grix and Himpler (2007) identified how the United States used soft power as an alternative to its military activities and to counter its negative image post-2003 Iraq war, something that echoes Germany’s use of sport to address the legacy of its Third Reich (Grix and Houlihan, 2013). This paper seeks to complement and extend the existing discussion by focusing on how the Israeli state is using smaller sports events, as one of its many soft power (‘hasbara’) activities, in an attempt to arrest its deteriorating international image.
    [Show full text]
  • Albania Israel
    MATCH REPORT Qualifying round - Group G - Matchday 4 Saturday, 12 November 2016 - 20:45 CET (20:45 local time) Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Albania Israel 0 (0) (1) 3 1 Etrit Berisha (GK) 18 David Goresh (GK) 4 Elseid Hysaj 2 Eli Dasa 6 Berat Xhimshiti 5 Rami Gershon (C) 7 Ansi Agolli 6 Bibras Natcho 9 Ledian Memushaj (C) 7 Eran Zahavi 11 Azdren Llullaku 8 Almog Cohen 13 Burim Kukeli 9 Daniel Einbinder 14 Taulant Xhaka 12 Tal Ben Chaim 15 Mërgim Mavraj 14 Ben Sahar 19 Bekim Balaj 17 Shir Tzedek 21 Odise Roshi 21 Eytan Tibi 23 Alban Hoxha (GK) 1 Daniel Amos (GK) 12 Thoma Strakosha (GK) 23 Omri Glazer (GK) 2 Andi Lila 3 David Keltjens 3 Ermir Lenjani 10 Tomer Hemed 5 Frédéric Veseli 11 Maor Buzaglo 8 Migjen Basha 13 Taleb Twatha 10 Jahmir Hyka 15 Dor Miha 16 Edgar Çani 16 Eliran Atar 17 Naser Aliji 19 Michael Ohana 18 Rei Manaj 20 Omri Ben Harush 20 Eros Grezda 22 Neta Lavi 22 Amir Abrashi Coach Coach Giovanni de Biasi Elisha Levy Referee Fourth official Deniz Aytekin (GER) Daniel Siebert (GER) Assistant referee UEFA Delegate Guido Kleve (GER) João Morais (POR) Markus Häcker (GER) (C) Captain (GK) Goalkeeper Last updated 12/11/2016 22:14:30 CET Albania - Israel Saturday 12 November 2016 - 20:45 CET (20:45 local time) Match report Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Albania Israel 0 (0) (1) 3 6 Berat Xhimshiti 17' 18' 7 Eran Zahavi 11 Azdren Llullaku 31' 40' 18 David Goresh 14 Taulant Xhaka 49' 1 Etrit Berisha 55' 11 Azdren Llullaku (In) 57' 23 Alban Hoxha (Out) Pens 7 Eran Zahavi 61' 14 Ben Sahar 14 Ben Sahar (In) 64' 11 Maor Buzaglo (Out) 66' 9 Daniel Einbinder 9 Daniel Einbinder (In) 70' 10 Tomer Hemed (Out) 12 Tal Ben Chaim (In) 75' 16 Eliran Atar (Out) 4 Elseid Hysaj (In) 79' 16 Edgar Çani (Out) 80' 11 Maor Buzaglo 14 Taulant Xhaka (In) 82' 18 Rei Manaj (Out) 83' 16 Eliran Atar Goal Penalty Own goal Substitution Missed penalty Yellow card(s) Red card(s) Yellow/red card (C) Captain (GK) Goalkeeper .
    [Show full text]