The Algemeiner reports: JNS.org – The new Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem was inaugurated this week and made possible by a $6 million donation earlier this year by New England Patriots owner and five-time National Football League (NFL) champion Robert Kraft.
This will be Israel’s first regulation-sized American football field — which doubles as a soccer field — and will serve the country’s growing interest in the sport. Currently, there are 1,350 active football players in Israel, with dozens of teams across the country.
Some of the facilities at the new sports campus, along with the football field, include locker rooms and administrative offices. “The Kraft Family Sports Campus is a central part of my vision for Jerusalem as an international capital of sport and athleticism,” said Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.
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