Palestine Soccer Team Couldn’t “Take It”

But They May Be Tougher In The Tests

The Palestinian Soccer side had made their bow and had been beaten 4-6 by New South Wales. "A goal better than the Indians, but no more," declared a prominent Soccer critic. "We're equal to the world's best," said an official who has never been "through the Heads."

– The Referee | July 06, 1939