Bnei Sakhnin Coach Claims Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans Wished Cancer on Him and Daughters
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Bnei Sakhnin coach Yossi Abukasis accused Maccabi Tel Aviv fans of severe verbal abuse, including wishing cancer upon him and his daughters, during Saturday's 0-0 draw. Abukasis defended his own curses as a reaction to the fans' prolonged and harsh insults throughout the game. He stated that the fans' behavior, despite them having purchased tickets, was unacceptable and that spectators would understand his reaction if they witnessed the full extent of the abuse.
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- Bnei Sakhnin coach Yossi Abukasis alleged Maccabi Tel Aviv fans wished cancer on him and his daughters.
- Abukasis claimed fans hurled severe insults throughout the 0-0 draw at Bloomfield Stadium.
- He defended his own curses as a reaction to the fans' prolonged and harsh abuse.
- Abukasis stated the fans' behavior was unacceptable despite their having purchased tickets.
- He believes spectators would justify his reaction if they witnessed the full extent of the abuse.
Bnei Sakhnin coach Yossi Abukasis reported a heated exchange with some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans following their 0-0 draw at Bloomfield Stadium on Saturday. Abukasis stated that throughout the match, fans seated behind his team's bench hurled severe insults at him, culminating in wishes that he and his daughters contract cancer. When questioned about his own curses directed at the stands, Abukasis defended his reaction, asserting that the fans' abuse was far worse and had continued from the first minute.
"They cursed me the whole game," Abukasis said. "I think they deserve much more. The curses they hurled at me in the game are very severe, and you haven't seen everything. It's a shame you didn't hear what they said above me, worse curses than the word I said to them. They wished me and my daughters to get cancer. 30,000 people are cursing me with severe curses."
Abukasis argued that critics of his behavior fail to consider the severity of the verbal attacks he endured. He suggested that even more prominent coaches would react similarly under such provocation. He emphasized that his response stemmed from intense emotion and remained purely verbal, without any physical actions.
"There are emotions, I didn't throw anything. They also need to be educated," he stated. "Just because a crowd buys a ticket doesn't give them the right to curse such severe curses. It's permissible to curse, no problem, but severe curses? If you saw what happened, you would all justify me."
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