Giora Spiegel

It was a cold and rainy evening in Kiryat Shmona on Sunday when the Betar Jerusalem circus came to town; not exactly perfect conditions for a…

Aviram Bruchian scored in injury time to prevent defeat for Betar Jerusalem against Maccabi Haifa in the Toto Cup on Saturday afternoon. The game,…

Betar Jerusalem coach Itzhak Schum's days at the club appear to be numbered following the Israeli champion's embarrassing 5-0 defeat at Wisla Krakow…

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At 8:20 on Sunday night the reporter sitting on my left at Bloomfield Stadium looked at the clock on the scoreboard. "Twenty-seven minutes," he…

Back in the early days of the young State of Israel there were few sporting achievements on the major international stage. In 1970 this all changed…

These days, news of a soccer-playing son following in his father's footsteps is far from a rarity. Think Chelsea's Frank Lampard, the son of former…

All too often the appointment of a former coach to work above the head coach at a soccer club, in a newly created position, causes deep tensions…

Betar Jerusalem's Champions League dream will be on the line at the Parken Stadium in Denmark on Tuesday night. Jerusalem visits Danish champion FC…

Idan Tal completed his move to Betar Jerusalem on Wednesday, agreeing to a three-year deal with the Premier League champion. The Israeli…

Betar Jerusalem added another piece to its 2007/08 squad on Sunday, signing 27-year-old Chilean Christian Alvarez from Universidad Católica de…

The summer break is usually the most difficult time of the year for fans of local soccer. The long days drag on with only a few rumors about new…

Israeli Premier League champion Betar Jerusalem's preparations for the 2007/08 season got officially underway on Wednesday afternoon with the team's…

Yitzhak Schum was named as the new coach of Betar Jerusalem on Wednesday night after agreeing to terms with club owner Arkadi Gaydamak and chairman…

Guy Luzon was confirmed as the new coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv Tuesday morning, replacing Nir Levin. The 31-year-old Luzon leaves Maccabi Petah Tikva,…

Hapoel Kfar Saba handed Maccabi Haifa its 10th loss of the Premier League season on Saturday. Eli Ohana's squad recorded a 1-0 upset of the…

Maccabi Tel Aviv is going through one of its worst seasons in club history, which has brought owner Loni Herzikovic under lots of fire. Demands to…