Current sectionSportsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeDan Glazer in Kairat's Champions League qualifying match against Celtic, in August. Credit: Pavel Mikheyev/ReutersKairat Almaty, a Kazakh club that nearly collapsed a decade ago, will make its debut in the Champions League with two Israeli players at its coreUzi DannSeptember 18, 2025A Kazakh soccer club once on the brink of collapse will play on Thursday its first-ever UEFA Champions League match – with two Israelis at the heart of its success. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli athletesIsrael sportEuropeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsJerusalem DayGaza FlotillaEurovisionIsrael-NYTHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCan Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Force Its Plan on Hamas and Israel?Source: FIFA to Meet Iranian Soccer Officials to Discuss World Cup on SaturdayIDF Soldier Filmed Pointing Weapon at Chest of Palestinian Who Posed No ThreatTop Hamas Military Chief Killed in IDF Gaza Strikes, Hamas Official and IDF SayU.S. Suspends Sanctions Against UN Investigator Francesca AlbaneseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked