For the first time ever, an official national team from the United Arab Emirates will compete in a soccer tournament in Israel, along with the youth teams from Germany, Russia, and of course, Israel.
The Gavri Levy winter tournament will take place on November 12-17.
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It will be the first visit of an Arab team to Israel, which comes a year after the respective football associations in Israel and Dubai signed a cooperation agreement. The historic event might also be attended by Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, the president of the UAE Football Association.
Israel Football Association Chairman Oren Hasson said: "[Sunday] morning's good news is unparalleled and is the fruit of a warm and fruitful relationship between the two associations … Many good people on both sides have worked for this moment and for the deepening of cooperation in a variety of fields, believing that football is a wonderful means of bringing the two countries closer together and strengthening them … We will proudly wave the flags of the United Arab Emirates, Germany and Russia alongside our blue and white flag."
