Beitar Jerusalem docked points for fan racism

The Israel Football Association has docked Beitar
Jerusalem two points for racist chanting by its
fans.
The penalty comes after Beitar fans directed racist
epithets toward Hapoel Tel Aviv striker Toto
Tamuz during a game. Tamuz, who was raised
in Israel, is of Nigerian dissent and spent several
seasons playing for Beitar.
Beitar has been one of Israel's most popular and
most successful teams, and has won the
domestic championship title six times. But in
recent years it has fallen on hard times and is
currently in danger of relegation from the top
division.
It has also gotten into trouble for its rabid fan
base, which is notorious for its racist and anti-
Arab chants.
The team will be playing its next home game
before an empty stadium as punishment for a
previous incident in which its fans stormed the
field.