The Israeli national football team of writers and poets was founded in late 2007 by Assaf Gavron.
The team includes published contemporary Israeli novelists, poets, children's books authors, non-fiction writers, playwrights, book editors and publishers. The team takes part in tournaments and friendly matches against other international writers teams. The goal of the matches is to encourage friendship and cooperation between Israeli writers and writers from other countries, and among the Israeli writers themselves. With the help of the media coverage writers football is exposed to, the team will aim to promote Israeli culture and literature throughout the world, and to intriduce foreign literature to Israeli readers.
Current Squad
Mordi Alon, Guy Lichtenstazn, Noam Slonim, Avi Shilon, Dovi Keich, Eli Eliyahu, Nir Baram, Ori Kerman, Tomer Kerman, Udi Sharabani, Uri Sheradsky, Roi Shani, Assaf Gavron (c), Amichai Shalev, Lior Garti.
International Matches
6 May 2008, Berlin, Germany:
Germany - Israel: 4-2
Scorers: Lior Garti, Uri Sheradski (p)
Article by Assaf Gavron on founding the team and the trip to Berlin >>>
14 December 2008, Kfar-Saba, Israel:
Israel - England: 3-2
Scorers: Udi Sharabani (2), Nir Baram
Article by Musa Okwonga from England (pictured, behind the flying Udi Sharabani) on England's trip and the match >>>
16 December 2008, Rishon Lezion, Israel:
Israel - Germany: 4-2
Scorers: Roi Shani (3), Nir Baram
Israel won the International Writers Football Tournament.
