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The shooting death of a Paris Saint-Germain supporter has prompted a political outcry and national outrage in France _ yet the racism and soccer violence it has exposed have formed a dark cloud over Paris' glamour club for more than 20 years. A black police officer, Antoine Granomort, killed one man and wounded another while under attack from a group of PSG supporters following Thursday's UEFA Cup match between PSG ...

Violence that broke out when Paris Saint-Germain fans ganged up on a Hapoel Tel Aviv supporter _ culminating in a shooting death _ shows the need to crack down on racism and anti-Semitism among soccer fans, the Paris mayor said Friday. The brawl Thursday night ended with a plainclothes police officer shooting into the crowd to protect the Hapoel fan, killing one person and injuring another, police said. ``The seriousness ...

Beitar Jerusalem appointed its former goalkeeper Yossi Mizrahi as coach on Thursday, replacing Ossie Ardiles. The 53-year-old Mizrahi, who guided Ashdod the past four seasons, returns to the club where he starred for 14 years. Mizrahi, who played a key role in Beitar's first league championship in 1987, also won four state cups with the club. ``(Beitar) is the club where I grew up and played for most of my ...

Israel are dreaming of a first major finals appearance since 1970 as they travel to Russia for their third UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier. Appointed coach this summer, Dror Kashtan guided Israel to a 1-0 win against Estonia in Tallinn in their Group E opener, and they followed that with a 4-1 triumph against Andorra on neutral territory in the Netherlands. But playing in Russia should provide a first real ...

UEFA will allow Israeli soccer clubs to play European matches in Israel again, lifting a ban put in place during the country's month-long conflict with the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah. European soccer's governing body said Friday that matches could be played only around Tel Aviv and required security guarantees. It added that the ban could be re-imposed at any time if the security deteriorates. The decision takes effect immediately, with ...

Israel won its second straight European Championship qualifying match, beating Andorra 4-1 Wednesday. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun, Amit Ben Shushan, Shimon Gershon and Tamuz Temile scored a goal each for Israel. Juli Fernandez added a late consolation goal for Andorra. Benayoun scored the first goal in the ninth minute, heading in a cross from Idal Tal on the right wing, and Shushan beat Andorra goalkeeper Koldo Alvarez from short range ...