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No to Sports-Wash: UK Activists Protest against Puma

July 11, 2021

Several demonstrations were held across the United Kingdom yesterday against Puma to demand that the sports brand end its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association (IFA). Puma is a multinational corporation that designs and manufactures […]

Kneeling against Racism: Solidarity in EURO 2020 Should Not be ‘Controversial’

July 9, 2021

Another football ‘controversy’ has started when football players participating in the ongoing ‘UEFA Euro 2020’, kneeled down during national anthems to protest racism, a serious problem that has plagued football stadiums for many years. Yet, […]

WATCH: ‘With Hope Nothing is Impossible’: The Palestine Chronicle Football Squad Ready for Action

June 28, 2021

‘Believe firmly, because with hope nothing is impossible’. Watch this short clip of The Palestine Chronicle-sponsored Youth Stars Center football team in Gaza, as they receive their new cleats and feature their Palestine Chronicle shorts […]

Meet The Palestine Chronicle-Sponsored Football Team in Gaza (Photos)

June 14, 2021

The Palestine Chronicle and the Youth Stars Center in the Gaza Strip are proud to announce the launch of the Youth Stars Center Football Club. The team, consisting of 15 players and two volunteer coaches, […]

WATCH: Top Midfielder, Paul Pogba Raises Palestinian Flag at End of Manchester United Game

May 18, 2021

Another important development in terms of solidarity with the Palestinian people has been reported in the football fields of the British  Premier League. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba became the latest footballer to display the […]

Leicester City Players Raise Palestinian Flag after UK Cup Victory

May 16, 2021

Leicester City football players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana celebrated their FA Cup final victory over Chelsea yesterday by waving the Palestinian flag after the final whistle. English midfielder Choudhury and French defender Fofana were […]

WATCH: Palestine Beat Kuwait 1-0 in International Friendly

January 19, 2021

The Palestine National Football Team achieved an historic victory against the Kuwait National Football Team on Monday, January 18, for the first time in 19 years.  Palestine hopes that its victory, in this international friendly, […]

‘Fruits of Peace’: Beitar Will Remain a Bastion of Israeli Racism

December 26, 2020

Just recently Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, a member of the UAE royal family, has pledged to invest 300 million shekels, or about $90 million, into the Beitar (Jerusalem) club over the next decade. […]

Debunking the ‘Opium of the People’ Maxim: Football is about Politics and Class Struggle

December 6, 2020

Noam Chomsky is right when he says that, in the US, sports creates the necessary “fantasy world” required to shield people from understanding, organizing, and attempting to “influence the real world”. Referring to sports commentary […]

‘In My Heart, I am a Palestinian‘: Palestine Mourns Legendary Footballer Diego Armando Maradona

November 25, 2020

The 20th century’s greatest footballer, Diego Armando Maradona, died in San Andrés, Argentina, at the age of 60. The Argentine Football Association reported that the cause of death was cardiac arrest. Maradona has been struggling […]

Challenging Disability and COVID-19: Gaza Athletes Return to Regular Practice (PHOTOS)

July 9, 2020

Palestinian athletes from the Salam (Peace) Club in Gaza return to their regular training to prepare for upcoming competitions. The Salam Club, which constitutes entirely from Palestinian youth who have lost a leg during the […]

Gaza’s Young Athletes Back on the Pitch (PHOTOS)

June 17, 2020

Life in Gaza is slowly getting back to normal, well, as normal as possible considering the protracted Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. Gaza authority, like other governments in the region and around the world, […]

Gaza, One Football, One Leg: French Film Documents Courage of Palestinian Athletes, Brutality of Occupation

April 19, 2020

Filmmaker Patrice Forget shot an original documentary that is based on a soccer match organized in the French town of Martigues, in July 2019, between a Palestinian team from Gaza and a French counterpart.  All […]

Argentina, Uruguay Slammed for Playing Football Match in Israel

November 19, 2019

Boycott Campaign – Palestine (BCP) yesterday condemned Argentina and Uruguay for playing an international friendly match in Tel Aviv. Despite Israel’s recent aggression on Gaza killing 35 Palestinians, Argentina and Uruguay national football teams are […]

‘Boycott Puma’ BDS Posters Removed from London Trains

October 25, 2019

Transport for London (TfL), the transport network for the UK’s capital, on Wednesday stated that it would immediately remove numerous posters that urged commuters to boycott international sports brand Puma because of its sponsorship of […]

Abbas Receives Saudi National Soccer Team in Ramallah

October 13, 2019

President Mahmoud Abbas received Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team in the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, praising this visit and stressing that it embodies the historical relationship between Palestine and the […]

PFLP Slams Saudi Football Team for Seeking Visiting Permits from Israel

October 9, 2019

A Palestinian group on Monday denounced a planned football match between Saudi Arabia and Palestine in the West Bank because it would require Saudi players to apply for visiting permits directly from Israel.  The Popular Front for […]

From Palestine to Syria: Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s Impressive Charity Work (VIDEO)

October 1, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most successful, yet divisive athletes in the world. Adored by his fans for his amazing achievement, Ronaldo also has an army of critics who hate his obsession with appearance […]

Israeli Court Confirms Travel Ban for Gaza Footballers, Preventing Palestine Cup Final

September 24, 2019

An Israeli court yesterday upheld a travel ban for Palestinian footballers from the occupied Gaza Strip, accepting the position of military and security officials who made the original decision. According to human rights group Gisha, the […]

When Palestinian Sports Become an Israeli Nightmare

August 30, 2019

Just recently Israeli police stormed the YMCA in Jerusalem in order to cancel a memorial service for the late sports activist Ahmed Adela. The ceremony also included the honoring of his colleagues from the Association […]

FIFA Turns Blind Eye to Israel’s Ban on Palestinian Football

August 22, 2019

FIFA is turning a blind eye to Israel’s ban on allowing Palestinians to hold matches as part of the Palestine Cup, Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor said yesterday. In a statement, the rights group said that the Israeli […]

Real Madrid Players Refuse to Work with Israeli ‘Mossad’ Software

July 28, 2019

Israeli media reported on Sunday that footballers from Spain’s Real Madrid football club have refused to work with a fitness coach, because of his use of software developed by experts at the Israeli Intelligence Corps’ […]

Do FIFA and Its President Infantino Publicly Declare Their Absolute Complicity with Israel?

July 9, 2019

Just recently at the United States-brokered conference in Bahrain FIFA pledged to build more football pitches in the Palestinian “Territories” to present the economic side of a settlement plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The President […]

Palestinian Activists Call for Puma Boycott over Sponsorship Deal with Israel (VIDEO)

June 15, 2019

Protesters will target Puma stores on Saturday, urging the sportswear brand to end its deal with Israel’s football association, Palestinian activists said on Saturday. Protesters argue that Puma’s decision to become the main sponsor of the Israel Football […]

Palestine Urges Atletico Madrid to Cancel Game Against Beitar in Jerusalem

May 16, 2019

The chief of the Palestinian Football Federation (PFF), Jibril Rajoub, has sent letters to the European and Spanish football associations asking for Atletico Madrid to cancel a post-season May 21 friendly match with Israeli Beitar […]

Palestinian Sports: Decades before and after the Nakba

May 1, 2019

Most of sport sociologists believe that nothing awakens national feeling so easily and strongly as sporting success. Glorious history, royalty, a splendid army, democracy and the welfare system, ancient ideals and traditions – none of […]

Palestine Qualifies for Semi-Finals in AFC Beach Soccer Championships (VIDEO)

March 15, 2019

The national Palestinian beach soccer team was able to advance to the semi-finals in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Beach Soccer Championships, which kicked off in Pattaya, Thailand on March 7, for the first time […]

When FIFA Abandons Its Principles for the Satisfaction of Israel

January 25, 2019

Sport has never been isolated from social, economic or political aspects. Certainly, the existence of sport outside the political arena is rare, and in many cases, we see the overlap between sport and politics so […]

Asian Cup: Palestine Keeps Hopes Alive in Draw with Jordan (VIDEO)

January 15, 2019

Palestine still has a possibility to progress to the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup 2019. If that actualizes, it would be the first time in the history of the team to reach that […]

Asian Cup 2019: Jewish Association Urges Australia to Boycott Palestine Match (VIDEO)

January 9, 2019

The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) has officially requested that the national football team boycott their second Asian Cup group match against Palestine. The request to the Football Federation Australia (FFA) demanded the boycott on the […]

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