JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday charged nineteen members of La Familia, a group of far-right football fans of Beitar Jerusalem, with attempted murder, the police said. Beitar Jerusalem is the only club in the Israeli league that has never had an Arab player. In 2013, some Beitar supporters were angered by the signing of two Muslim players from Chechnya, forcing the team to hire bodyguards to protect them. The Jerusalem stadium where their club plays is dubbed "Hell" over its climate of hostility towards visiting teams and their supporters. On August 18, French club Saint-Etienne will visit the stadium to play Beitar as part of the 2016 Europa League.

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2016 15:45 UTC