Human reflex?

The Israeli national soccer team played the Ukrainian national soccer team in the Ukraine on Wednesday.

A bunch of Ukranian kids were brought onto the pitch for the national anthems.

It's cold in the Ukraine, even in August, and as they came onto the field it started to pour.

Look what the Israeli team did (bottom) and what the Ukranian team did (top).



The Israeli team referred to their

FIFA threatens to expel Israel

FIFA, the world soccer federation, is threatening to expel Israel over its refusal to allow 12 Arab National Federation teams into the 'Palestinian territories' to play in the West Asian Football Federation under-17 championship tournament that was due to begin on Thursday. But Israel didn't refuse to allow the entire teams in - only certain suspicious individuals.

During President Blatter’s

Beitar Jerusalem soccer team: No more Sabbath games

In a move that's both the right thing to do and a smart business move (given the steadily increasing percentages of Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem), the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team has announced that it will no longer hold its home games on the Sabbath.




Beitar Jerusalem FC said Sunday that it had
come to an agreement with Israeli broadcasters to ensure that its home
games will only be