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Soccer-Beitar Jerusalem docked two points for racist chanting

JERUSALEM, May 7 (Reuters) - Israel's Beitar Jerusalem will be docked two points for having been found guilty of misconduct after their fans chanted racist abuse against a rival team's Arab player, an Israel FA (IFA) disciplinary court ruled on Thursday.

The court noted that Premier League club Beitar had been found guilty of offences involving racist abuse for the fourth time this season, far more than any other Israeli club.

The incident cited in the referee's report that led to the charge involved a section of Beitar's supporters shouting racial abuse at Hapoel Kiryat Shmona's Ahmed Abed, who scored a late winner for the visitors in a league match at the weekend.