• TobyHalpertB
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    1 year ago

    Google Translate:

    "Following the war situation in Israel, the club’s CEO Itzik Ovadia contacted UEFA today and announced that the club’s youth team will not be able to host as part of the Youth Champions League.

    “The club, with the support of the Football Association, announces that due to the war situation in Israel, we must stop the participation of the youth team in the Youth Champions League. This decision does not come easily as the sport and achievements are very important especially in representing the team and the country in Europe, but the situation of the team, which also includes soldiers who are serving the country at this difficult time and not a few staff members who joined the war effort, does not allow the team to go out and compete abroad in this framework.”

    The CEO added in his letter: “We are very proud of the participation of the youth team, the national champion, in the European factories and representing the club and the State of Israel, but at this time there are things that are much more important than football. We hope that we will soon return to compete in the factory, already next season”