Anwar El Ghazi takes legal action against Mainz over dismissal for Israel-Gaza posts
Anwar El Ghazi played over 100 times for Aston Villa between 2018 and 2022 Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi is taking legal action against former club Mainz for wrongful dismissal. “I don’t see any statement in the latest post that is not covered by freedom of expression,” the winger’s lawyer told Allgemeine Zeitung.external-link Mainz say […]
LTA removes council member over ‘unacceptable’ Israel-Gaza social media post
Haq was appointed by the LTA to improve diversity The Lawn Tennis Association has removed one of its council members for an inappropriate social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Wasim Haq was appointed by the LTA and Football Association (FA) councils to help promote diversity and inclusion. The now-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter, […]
Anwar el Ghazi: Dutch winger’s Mainz contract terminated over Israel-Gaza post
Anwar El Ghazi previously played for Aston Villa and Everton before joining PSV Eindhoven in August 2022 Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi has had his contract terminated by Mainz for a social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict, the club confirmed on Friday. The 28-year-old was suspended on 17 October by the Bundesliga club after […]
Anwar El Ghazi: Mainz lift suspension and impose official warning over Israel-Gaza post
Anwar El Ghazi (right) previously played for Aston Villa and Everton before joining PSV Eindhoven in August 2022 Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi has had his suspension lifted by Mainz and given an official warning after his social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Sources had told BBC Sport the German club would terminate his […]
Anwar El Ghazi: Dutch winger to have Mainz contract terminated over Israel-Gaza post
Anwar El Ghazi previously played for Aston Villa and Everton before joining PSV Eindhoven in August 2022 Former Aston Villa and Everton winger Anwar El Ghazi will have his contract terminated at Mainz for a social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. El Ghazi was suspended on 17 October by the Bundesliga club, who called […]
Wembley Arch: Criticism of Israel-Gaza response leads Football Association to review tribute lighting
Mark Bullingham (left) has been the Football Association’s chief executive since 2019 Criticism of the Football Association for not lighting up Wembley Stadium’s arch in response to the Israel-Gaza conflict has made it “question whether and when” to light it in future, chief executive Mark Bullingham said. The body faced disapproval for not lighting up […]
Mohamed Salah says ‘humanity must prevail’ in Israel-Gaza conflict
Mohamed Salah played for Egypt in an international friendly against Algeria on Monday Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has called for “world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls” amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Health officials said hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in […]
Anwar El Ghazi: Winger suspended by Mainz over Israel-Gaza post
Anwar El Ghazi has played three league games for Mainz since joining in the summer Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi has been suspended from training and games by his club side Mainz for a social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. The 28-year-old has since deleted the post which his club felt was “unacceptable”. Bundesliga […]
FA ‘tried to make best decision’ on Israel-Gaza tribute, says Gareth Southgate
England players will wear black armbands against Australia The Football Association has “tried to make the best decision with good intentions” over tributes to those who have died in Israel and Gaza, according to England manager Gareth Southgate. The FA has chosen not to light up the Wembley arch with the colours of the Israeli […]
Israel-Gaza attacks: FA unlikely to light Wembley arch with colours of Israel flag
Wembley’s arch has been lit on various occasions, including in 2021 to mark the National Day of Reflection for the Covid Dead The Football Association is unlikely to light the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israel flag because of fears of a backlash from some communities. The UK government has written a letter […]