ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF FOOTBALL IN PALESTINE

Issam Khalidi: An independent scholar, graduated from the institute of Physical Culture in Moscow, Russian, He is the auther of “History of Sport in Palestine 1900-1948” in Arabic, as well various articles on the subjects included at hpalestinespotrs.net. Within the pages of this book lies the history of 100 years of Palestinian football; the memories of achievements and setbacks, of accomplishments and sorrows, that went hand in hand with the historical events that Palestine went through during the past century. But this book is about history, and is meant for the next generation That looks back on what has passed to learn and ponder, while looking forward, determined to blossom and grow. A lot has happened in one hundred years; Triumphs and defeats, stars that had once shone and had long since faded; memories in black and white that had either found their way to some family album, or else were gone forever; playgrounds that perished during a merciless onslaught on a land that was nearly emptied of its people and other fields that managed to survive and endure; stories of foot-ball and footballers faced by a vicious occupation, yet determined to be…