Due to safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war and the accompanying rise in antisemitism, an upcoming soccer match between Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and Belgian team KAA Gent will take place in an empty stadium in Ghent, Belgium.

Israel's under-20 men's team pulled off a surprising victory against Brazil in the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Samuele Giannetti, vice president of the Roma Soccer Club for Youths Jerusalem branch, founded a soccer school in Jerusalem that brings together Jewish and Arab children.