Lest we forget: Avi Cohen

Posted by Ron Kaplan on December 30, 2010 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

Soccer star Avi Cohen dies at age 54.

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Categories: International sports, Israeli sports, Jews and soccer, Lest we forget, Local heroes

Now that’s keeping your head in the game

Posted by Ron Kaplan on August 26, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Keeping your head in the game? Not always a good thing.

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Categories: Because I can..., For your viewing pleasure

I get a kick out of you

Posted by Ron Kaplan on January 25, 2010 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Jonathan Bornstein, who was the subject of this Times‘ piece over the weekend… and Benny Feilhaber, who was the subject of this piece from the Miami Herald… (Thanks to Korner friend Ari for this one). I know soccer is the global sport of choice. Perhaps it’s because all you need is one ball and some [...]

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Categories: Jews and soccer, RK rants

Winning isn’t the only thing

Posted by Ron Kaplan on November 15, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Redefining “winners.”

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Categories: Game Day, high school / college sports

Suffolk Y to host program on Jews and soccer

Posted by Ron Kaplan on March 8, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Comack, NY will host “Our Lives and The Beautiful Game: Jews in Soccer,” a panel discussion, on Sunday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Scheduled to appear are: Gloria Averbuch, author of The Vision of a Champion and It’s Not About the Bra Shep Messing, [...]

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Categories: Announcements, Jewish authors and sportswriters, Jews and soccer, Jews in the Olympics