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Sapir College team and Iranian exiles share emotional meeting at Germany tournament
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First reported by N12 · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
Sapir Academic College’s soccer team won a memorial tournament in Düsseldorf, Germany, after meeting Iranian exile players there. The event honored Ilan Fiorentino, and his widow presented the trophy and medals.
- 01Sapir College won a memorial soccer tournament in Düsseldorf after two wins and one draw.
- 02The team played Iranian exiles from Tehran called Persia Lions.
- 03Israeli and Iranian flags were displayed together despite pro-Palestinian protests outside.
- 04The tournament honored Ilan Fiorentino, killed on October 7 at Nahal Oz.
- 05Omri Schreiber called the Israeli-Iranian conversation the real victory.
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