Euroleague CEO to Attend Maccabi Tel Aviv Game Amid Return Efforts
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Euroleague CEO and Competition Manager Diego Gian are visiting Israel to assess the security situation and potentially bring back international basketball games. They will attend a Maccabi Tel Aviv match and meet with Israeli officials. This visit follows a three-year absence of major Euroleague and EuroCup games from Israel, with Maccabi Tel Aviv actively campaigning for their return.
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- Euroleague CEO will visit Israel to attend a Maccabi Tel Aviv game.
- The visit aims to assess Israel's security situation for the return of international games.
- Euroleague and EuroCup games have not been consistently played in Israel for over three years.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is encouraging fans to fill the stadium to demonstrate security.
- The Euroleague CEO will meet with Israeli basketball officials Shimon Mizrahi and Gideon Lev.
- Competition Manager Diego Gian is also part of the visiting delegation.
The CEO of the Euroleague will attend a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball game in Israel, signaling potential progress in bringing international games back to the country. The Euroleague CEO, accompanied by Competition Manager Diego Gian, will meet with Israeli basketball officials Shimon Mizrahi and Gideon Lev. They are scheduled to attend Maccabi Tel Aviv's match against Bnei Sakhnin at Bloomfield Stadium, followed by a visit to the Menora Mivtachim Arena for the season opener between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Galil Elyon.
This visit comes after more than three years since Euroleague and EuroCup games were last consistently played in Israel, with only a brief period of play last season. The current trip aims to allow the Euroleague executives to assess the security situation and daily life in Israel firsthand. Maccabi Tel Aviv has urged its season ticket holders to attend the game against Bnei Sakhnin in full force, hoping a packed stadium will convey a sense of security to the visiting officials.
The club announced the planned visit on September 19, emphasizing its purpose in enabling the Euroleague CEO and Gian to experience Israel's environment as part of the effort to host home games again.
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