Maccabi

There was a sports and social club called the Maccabi round the corner from where I was brought up in North Manchester, and as a boy I imagined the

NYT > Home Page By HOWARD JACOBSON 2010

(Games outside Israel are called Maccabi; inside Israel, they are the Maccabiah Games.)

J. Weekly 2009

The Maccabi Petah Tikva striker Omer Damari, rated at £2.5m, has emerged as a transfer target for Celtic.

Neil Lennon to sign improved contract as manager of Celtic on Monday 2011

Similar to the Maccabi clubs, membership is no longer limited to Catholics, nevertheless the organisation still considers itself "a link between church and sport".

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In Germany, there are about 32 clubs associated to the Jewish Maccabi movement, eg Maccabi Berlin, who played in the Oberliga Berlin in the 1980s which back then was the highest amateur level below the two Bundesligas.

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Besiktas strolled to the top of Group E, which they share with Stoke and Dynamo Kyiv, with a 5-1 triumph over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in a highly-charged atmosphere in Istanbul.

Europa League round-up 2011

In Germany, there are about 32 clubs associated to the Jewish Maccabi movement, eg Maccabi Berlin, who played in the Oberliga Berlin in the 1980s which back then was the highest amateur level below the two Bundesligas.

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After guards Deron Williams and Sasha Vujacic struck deals with Turkish teams last month, backup point guard Jordan Farmar struck a deal on Wednesday with Israel's Maccabi Tel-Aviv, one of the Euroleague's top teams.

Andrews Snatches His Brother's Number Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

Engulfed by a sea of empty white seats in the 32,000-capacity stadium and vastly outnumbered by battalions of riot police, the solitary Israelis had traveled to cheer their team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, against Istanbul's Besiktas in a politically charged Europa league match.

In Istanbul, Another Kick at Israel Joe Parkinson 2011

The 1990 World Cup winner and holder of 150 international caps has been constantly on the go since quitting his playing career, aged 39, trying his luck with Rapid Vienna, Partizan Belgrade, Hungary, Atlético Paranaense, Red Bull Salzburg and Maccabi Netanya in the process.

Lothar Matthäus seeks win over England to help end his German exile 2011