Maccabiah 2017 will be a whole new ball game for Schindler and Green

SPORT DANNY Schindler and Brian Green will chair Great Britain’s football and futsal squads at next summer’s Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Schindler will oversee Open and Masters Football and Futsal while Green will be responsible for the Junior categories of both sports.

Since his first appearance at an international Maccabi event – as an Open footballer at the European Maccabi Games (EMG) 1991 in Marseilles – Schindler has attended 10 major Jewish tournaments in various roles, including player, coach and manager.

He also played for Wingate & Finchley FC for a decade before joining London Lions in their inaugural year.

“I see it as a real opportunity to give something back to the organisation,” said Schindler. “We are putting together a fantastic set of managers who will ensure every player gets the full ‘Mac- Danny Schindler Brian Green cabiah experience’ both in the buildup and at the Games themselves.

“From Open to Masters and, hopefully we will be taking a Women’s team. There is a perfect combination of sport, Israeli culture, Jewish experiences and opportunities to make Jewish friends from around the world.

“It will be something very special to be part of and I urge people to apply for their respective teams.”

Green is targeting a five-medal return for the junior athletes. He said: “I hope we can follow up on the outstanding results of the last Maccabiah where the sports achieved a gold, silver and bronze in three of the four categories.

“This time we will also be taking an U18 Girls football team and with the fantastic management teams that have been appointed in all the squads, I am very confident of doing well.”