New Management and Investment for Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Rishon LeZion, a National League soccer team, has a new management and investment plan led by businessmen Dudu and Natalie Vaturi. They will invest 5 million shekels over five years to help the team reach the Premier League. The club will be renamed Hapoel D.N. Rishon LeZion, and Natalie Vaturi will serve as president. This move is seen as a significant boost for the club's future development.
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- Dudu and Natalie Vaturi will invest 5 million shekels in Hapoel Rishon LeZion over five years.
- The investment aims to promote the National League team to the Premier League.
- Natalie Vaturi will become the club's president and join its association.
- The team is expected to be renamed Hapoel D.N. Rishon LeZion.
- The club's current management structure will remain in place.
- This is the third ownership change for the club in the past decade.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion, a team in Israel's second-tier National League, announced a significant new investment and management structure aimed at promoting the club to the Premier League. Business figures Dudu and Natalie Vaturi, who currently own Liga Bet team Bnei Eilat, have taken control of the club, which was previously managed by a public association. This marks the third ownership change in the last decade for the club, following Eyal Berkovich and Amos Luzon.
The Vaturis met with the mayor of Rishon LeZion and expressed their readiness to immediately assume management. They plan to invest 5 million shekels over five years, which will be used to strengthen both the senior team and the youth academy. The club will remain under the ownership of the public Hapoel Rishon LeZion association and will continue to be run by the current management, led by Chairman Eli Senior and CEO Avi Levy.
Following the necessary approvals, the team is expected to be renamed Hapoel D.N. Rishon LeZion. Natalie Vaturi will join the club's association as its president, and Ariel Barak will represent the Vaturis on the club's management board. The Vaturis stated their belief in the club's potential and their goal to help it reach the Premier League, improve all aspects of its operations, and contribute to the community. The mayor of Rishon LeZion welcomed the investment, calling it a significant vote of confidence in the club's potential. The CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion highlighted that the agreement will enable long-term planning for both the senior team and the youth academy. The club's legal advisor described the deal as excellent for both parties, anticipating high achievements for the club with the support of the mayor and the new investors.
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