Super League

Aleksander Ceferin sharply attacks the FIFA president following the scrapped plan to sell part of the World Cup rights to private investors: "We will not allow the sale of a sport that belongs to everyone. Donald Trump? You have to be naive if you think a politician is really your friend."

From the team that will only benefit from being eliminated in Europe and might go all the way this time, through the empire that fell asleep in the summer and might wake up to a nightmare, and to the champion of scandals praying for a miracle the likes of which Israeli football has never known.

On the eve of the new season, there is a shortage of superstars in Israeli football, but fans continue to flock to stadiums for the atmosphere and sense of community.

Basketball Super League team practices are set to officially begin next week. Last night, the first import of the 2026/27 season, Maccabi Ashdod's Nigerian center Qudus Wahab, arrived at Ben Gurion Airport.

The team from the National League has added the 38-year-old center. Coach Sharon Drucker: "We are happy that he chose to continue his career with us, in the red family."

The scorer (29, 1.91 m), who averaged 16.1 points per game last season, will continue at the heart of the Moshava: 'A club that is like a home for me.' He joins Jackson Rowe, Paris Lee, and Jacob Wiley in the team's foreign roster.