Paris 2024 Delivered a Stunning, Volcano-Like Explosion of Sport
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The article presents Paris 2024 as an extraordinary sporting spectacle and notes a major turnaround that left New York close to a title. It also highlights FIFA’s response to a referee controversy, planned 2026 World Cup rule changes, and several Israeli opinion pieces on Netanyahu.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Paris 2024 is described as a spectacular, volcanic sporting burst.
- New York is said to be two wins from a championship.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino commented on a Somali referee controversy.
- The 2026 World Cup will add anti time-wasting measures and more VAR powers.
- The page also includes Israeli opinion, analysis, and culture items.
The article frames Paris 2024 as an exhilarating, volcanic burst of sporting drama, centered on a final that produced a major turnaround and left New York on the verge of a championship. It says the team from New York was only two wins away from a title, with the next games set to be played there in the World Cup in two days. For now, it notes, local attention is focused more on golf than on the upcoming matches.
The piece also quotes FIFA president Gianni Infantino on a refereeing controversy, saying of the Somali referee case, “The case of the Somali referee is unfortunate. We do not control everything.” It adds that football’s lawmakers are preparing further changes for the 2026 World Cup, including a tougher fight against time-wasting and giving VAR more authority.
Beyond the sports headlines, the article includes several opinion and analysis items. Yoneh Gonen argues that Benjamin Netanyahu has gone too far in his appetite for war and that opposition to the “madness” is growing. Yossi Verter writes that the hubris has been replaced by humility, and that there is no longer talk of a “historic victory.”
The page also mentions a 107 million shekel investment in the Great Synagogue to restore it to an earlier era, and a piece by Yasmin Levy on the journalistic cost of the open channel between Barak Ravid and U.S. President Donald Trump. Another item by Yael Finkelstein says the prime minister’s remark is even more insulting when one remembers the place of the person who wanted to fill the role, and Ben Shalev quotes, “If Netanyahu were not prime minister, my sister would be alive.”