New FIFA president: Solution to row over West Bank soccer clubs ‘a priority’ Six Israeli teams play their home matches in West Bank settlements, and Human Rights Watch has called on the sport's governing body to quit sponsoring matches there.
FIFA urged to nix Israel’s West Bank soccer games Human Rights Watch accused soccer's governing body of "tarnishing" the sport by allowing Israel to host games "on stolen land."
Israeli player announces Pope Francis’ 2nd Soccer for Peace match Eran Zahavi recorded the video for the Oct. 12 match in Rome when he played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv club.