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Maccabi Tel Aviv takes edge in title race

Hapoel Beersheba draw with Beitar Jerusalem puts yellow-and-blue in driver’s seat with a game left.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate during their 3-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa, a result that put the yellow-and-blue in first place with one game left in the season.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Weslley Patati (left) and Hapoel Beersheba’s Eliel Peretz vie for the ball during their teams’ 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Stadium.

Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beersheba still neck-and-neck

Bloomfield draw keeps title race tight • Netanya blanks Beitar • Mac Haifa still reeling from Bachar’s firing

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL BEERSHEBA’S Dan Bitton (front) celebrates with teammate Zahi Ahmed after he scored the final goal in their 5-1 State Cup semifinal win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Beersheba books final duel with Beitar

Second-tier Hapoel Tel Aviv no match for Premier League leader in lopsided State Cup semi

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MATAN BALTAXA (right) celebrates after his 53rd-minute goal against Hapoel Haifa, which held up as the game winner in Hapoel Beersheba’s 2-1 victory.

Beersheba stays on top as Hadera relegated

"The guys did give everything, they are committed, team-oriented and I am very proud of them even when they lose," Haifa coach Roni Levy said.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

High-scoring soccer thrills and emotional returns

Beersheba celebrates Horn homecoming by beating Tiberias • Beitar loses • Mac TA tops Sakhnin

FEBRUARY 18, 2025
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
FANS AT Turner Stadium celebrate the return of hostage Iair Horn, who was honored before Hapoel Beersheba’s 4-0 victory over Ironi Tiberias.

Beersheba stays atop the table by beating Hapoel Jerusalem on emotional day

Maccabi Tel Aviv pounded Maccabi Netanya 4-1, with Dor Turgeman’s first-half brace setting the stage for the yellow-and-blue’s dominant win.

JANUARY 20, 2025
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
SOCCER FANS at Teddy Stadium in the capital celebrate the return of hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher on the big screen during Sunday night’s match between Hapoel Jerusalem and visiting Hapoel Beersheba.

Action-packed week in Israel Premier League

Beitar edges Ashdod with dramatic injury-time winner, Beersheba thumps K8 to stay on top.

DECEMBER 18, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players celebrate after their third goal during Monday night’s 3-2 road victory over Hapoel Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.

Hapoel Beersheba soars into first place

Maccabi Haifa gets back on track • Maccabi Tel Aviv tied with Hapoel Haifa • Kiryat Shmona beats Petah Tikva

DECEMBER 11, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
DAN BITON (right) scored a pair of goals for Hapoel Beerseba in its dominant 4-1 home victory over Beitar Jerusalem at Turner Stadium.

Maccabi Tel Aviv wins again, Hapoel Beersheba and Tiberias shine amid security concerns

Mac Haifa-Beitar Jerusalem postponed • Tiberias-Sakhnin match cut short • Beersheba edges Hadera

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
DOR TURGEMAN (center) continued to shine in his role as Maccabi Tel Aviv's starting striker, scoring the opening goal in the yellow-and-blue's 2-0 victory over Ashdod SC.

 Beersheba-Sakhnin match called amid chaos

Fan disrespect for Hatikvah triggers unruliness • Mac TA, Mac Haifa triumph • Tiberias stuns Beitar.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
FANS RUN onto the field at Turner Stadium at the start of the match between Hapoel Beersheba and Bnei Sakhnin, which was cancelled after Sakhnin supporters turned their back for the Israel anthem, leading to mass disruption.

Police arrest 12 fans following riots at Hapoel Beersheba vs. Bnei Sakhnin Premier League match

Riots erupted before Hapoel Beersheba vs. Bnei Sakhnin match after anthem mockery, with police arresting twelve fans.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
ByWALLA! SPORTS
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs. Bnei Sakhnin F.C. in Beer Sheva's Terner stadium, march 7,2016

Maccabi Tel Aviv clinches championship at Israel Premier League

The yellow-and-blue last took home the domestic title in 2019/20, the second year of back-to-back championships.

MAY 19, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV celebrates after Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Hapoel Beersheba secured the Israel Premier League title.

Beersheba pulls off upset of leader Maccabi Tel Aviv

MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate their goal early on in what held up as a 1-0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin this week in Israel Premier League action.

APRIL 16, 2024
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Picture of Maccabi Haifa vs Bnei Sakhnin

Israeli soccer club welcomes back freed Gaza captive, young fan Ohad Munder

On Friday night, Ohad Munder returned home along with his mother and grandmother.

NOVEMBER 24, 2023
ByWALLA!/YANIV TUCHMAN
Ohad Munder seen with his mother, Karen, in an undated photo

Taking stock of each team as season starts

Maccabi Haifa kicks off quest for 4th straight title • Keane aims to return Mac TA to glory

AUGUST 25, 2023
ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI HAIFA played to a goalless draw with Young Boys in Champions League first-leg playoff action at Sammy Ofer Stadium. The tie will now move to Switzerland, where the Greens will try to come away with the win next week and punch their ticket to the group stages of the prestigious competition f