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Referee Sapir Berman Passes Fitness Tests, Set to Return to Israel's Top Soccer League

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Referee Sapir Berman passed her fitness tests and will return to officiate in Israel's Premier League. She had failed the tests earlier in the season, preventing her from working professional matches. Berman's return allows her to resume her role as a head referee after serving as a VAR official.

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Referee Sapir Berman passed fitness tests to return to Israel's Premier League.
Berman failed the initial fitness tests at the season's start, barring her from officiating.
She will resume her role as a head referee after serving as a VAR official.
Her last head referee match was Maccabi Haifa's 5-2 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Berman has officiated 174 professional matches in her career.

Referee Sapir Berman has successfully passed her fitness tests and is eligible to resume officiating in Israel's top professional soccer leagues. Berman had previously failed the required physical assessments at the start of the current season, which prevented her from being assigned to matches. She will now be able to return to her role as a main referee in the Premier League.

Berman's last match as a head referee was the 5-2 victory of Maccabi Haifa over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the final round of the previous season. This season, she has been working as a video assistant referee (VAR) in the booth, most recently for the 1-1 draw between Maccabi Netanya and Ironi Tiberias. Prior to that, she served as a head referee in the National League and the youth National League.

Last season, Berman officiated 24 matches across the Premier League, National League, and State Cup. Her career total stands at 174 professional league matches, including 39 in the Premier League and 106 in the National League. She also refereed a friendly match between the Israel U-18 team and Germany.

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