Beating Slovakia's Slovan Bratislava 5-2 on aggregate, Israeli champions to face Switzerland's strong Young Boys next for chance to reach group stage for 2nd straight year

Israeli supporters claim local crowd provoked them with racist comments; footage shows Maltese fans chanting 'Palestine, Palestine,' throwing objects

Anti-racism group says Szymon Marciniak's participation in event by Slawomir Mentzen is 'incompatible with basic values of fair play' as soccer's UAEA seeks 'urgent clarification'

Maccabi finishes campaign in last place of group after giving up 13 goals in last two matches to Portuguese side and French juggernaut PSG, both of whom move on

Maccabi loses 3-1 on goals from Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, but night still proves magical as 30,000 fans watch home team outplay powerhouse squad, at least for a little while

Officers briefly detain soccer midfielder after he fails to produce a valid permit to enter stadium's lot

French authorities detain 4 supporters of Italian squad, who are also accused of making monkey noises at game in Paris

Own goal in 90th minute sends soccer squad past Red Star Belgrade 5-4 on aggregate, making it first Israeli team to appear in group stage three times

FIFA president says soccer should be 'a vector for unity and peace amongst people'; Russian Football Union calls decision 'discriminatory'

Council of Europe suspends all representatives of Russia from body, as International Olympic Committee urges sports federations to move events out of Russia or Belarus