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I’m surprised rights holders allow it, although I imagine they don’t want to turn down beIN’s money. Irrespective of your views on the situation in the Middle East you can’t just pretend the team doesn’t exist. I kind of hope they win their group now.

It’s even more surprising considering Qatar is meant to be hosting a World Cup in a few months.

Previously, a few years ago, BeIN got in trouble with UEFA for not showing an Israeli team's matches at all (this could have been the last time a team from Israel got to the group stages). Since that they now do show the matches but in the most obscure location they can. As I say, it will be interesting to see what they do when PSG are involved against Maccabi. More of their broadcast area now have diplomatic relations with Israel now too, Morocco, UAE and Bahrain now do joining Egypt and Jordan.