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 formatSubscribeBibars Natcho captains the Israeli national team in a game against Denmark, in Copenhagen in 2021. Credit: ULRIK PEDERSEN / NurPhoto via AFPWhen Bibars Natcho was growing up in northern Israel, the locals didn't know you could make a living from soccer. After his stellar two decades in Tel Aviv, Russia, Greece and Serbia, he has officially retired from soccer03:09 PM • June 15 2026 IDTIn April, Partizan fell 3-0 to Red Star Belgrade, Partizan's third loss of the season to its crosstown rival, as Red Star raced to an eighth straight Serbian championship and Partizan suffered a seventh consecutive season without a title.In the NewsPresident Trump, It's Time for Cyrus Accords Between Iran and IsraelU.K.'s Ban on Palestine Action Under Terror Legislation Was Lawful, Court SaysTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Rolls Out Red Carpet for Somaliland Leader, Reveals Secret Earlier VisitA Birhday Wish for President Trump: May Lebanon Be the Victory You DeserveRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes