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He Was One of the Greatest Jewish Soccer Players Who Ever Lived — Pity You Probably Haven't Heard of Him

Summary by The Forward
Although he remains little known beyond the country of his birth, Rinus Israël, who died July 1 in the Netherlands at age 83, was one of history’s great Jewish soccer players. In 1970, as captain of Feyenoord, Israël was the first Dutchman — and the first Jew — to lift the European Cup (the equivalent of today’s Champions League trophy). Feyenoord went into the game as underdogs to a powerful Glasgow Celtic team that had won the competition in 1…

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Ilai Grootfaam has completed his transfer from Ajax to Feyenoord, as can be read on the website of the latter club. The attacking footballer was known as a great talent within the youth academy of the record champion of the Netherlands, but still chose to leave Amsterdam...

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fr12.nl broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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