TEL AVIV: The players of Israel’s Bnei Sakhnin set off on the greatest soccer journey of their lives on Monday when they travelled from their poor town in the north of the country to Newcastle United’s St James’ Park.
Sakhnin became the first Arab side ever to play in a UEFA competition last month when they beat Partizani Tirani of Albania 6-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round.
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