Tel Aviv Derby Final Offers Significant Prize Money

By גיא מויאל

Translated & summarized from Ice by baba

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Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv will compete in the Toto Cup final on Thursday, with the winner receiving 900,000 shekels and the runner-up 650,000 shekels. Coaches Eliniv Barda and Kenny Miller expressed their teams' readiness and the game's significance. The League Management has altered the trophy ceremony, excluding the losing team from the field. A campaign is also underway to ban fireworks due to their impact on combat veterans.

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The Toto Cup final between Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv offers a 900,000 shekel prize to the winner.
The losing team in the Toto Cup final will receive 650,000 shekels.
Coaches Eliniv Barda and Kenny Miller expressed their teams' determination for the final.
The trophy ceremony will exclude the losing team from the field.
An appeal was made to ban stadium fireworks due to veteran trauma.
This is the first time these two clubs meet in the Toto Cup final.

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv will face each other for the first time in the Toto Cup final on Thursday at Bloomfield Stadium. Beyond the city's prestige and the battle for the title, a substantial cash prize is also at stake. The winning team will receive 900,000 shekels, while the runner-up will get 650,000 shekels, a difference of 250,000 shekels.

Ahead of the match, both teams held a press conference. Hapoel's coach, Eliniv Barda, emphasized the game's importance for the fans, stating, "We want to finish with the title, it didn't happen last year and we will try to do it this year. For our club, it's very important. A derby for us is a game of great prestige and a very important game for the fans and players. It preserves our club and we want it to continue to strengthen this club."

Maccabi's coach, Kenny Miller, commented, "We always prepare well for the next game. This is our next opportunity, this is our next challenge, and we can't wait for the opening whistle. We will be ready."

In a change from the usual protocol, the League Management announced that the losing team will not participate in the trophy ceremony on the field. Instead, their players will go directly to the locker room to receive silver medals. The ceremony and trophy presentation will now be held with only the winning team present.

Additionally, the "Battle Diamonds" forum from the "Diamonds for Life" association sent a letter to the League Management, the football clubs, and fans, urging an end to the use of fireworks and firecrackers in stadiums. The association highlighted that sudden loud noises can trigger anxiety attacks, flashbacks, and severe post-traumatic reactions for thousands of combatants, including those who returned from war. They stressed that football stadiums, which are meant to be places of enjoyment and normalcy, should also be safe spaces for those with psychological injuries.

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