Why Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is making headlines in Britain
News Source : The Jerusalem Post
News Summary
- Daniel Peretz helped Southampton defeat Arsenal 2-1 in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
- The result was treated in Britain as a major upset.
- Peretz, who is on loan at Southampton from Bayern Munich, stood at the center of the coverage.
- A secondary media angle centered on Peretz's marriage to Israeli singer Noa Kirel, one of Israel’s best-known pop stars and a Eurovision star.
- He was compared to David and Victoria Beckham, the former England soccer star and the pop singer-turned-fashion figure once known globally as “Posh Spice.”
Peretz emerged as one of the more talkedabout figures in British football coverage after helping Southampton beat Arsenal for the British FA Cup.Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz drew widespread Br [+3617 chars]
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