Ironi Tiberias Condemns Discriminatory Enforcement Amid Injection Scandal

Ironi Tiberias football club responded strongly following the release of a transcript from the investigation of player Itamar Shabiro, who admitted that saline injections were also administered at Maccabi Netanya. The club revealed troubling details from official investigation materials, questioning the true motives behind the scandal and accusing the football association of selective and biased enforcement.

The transcript includes testimony from a senior player confirming that the practice of administering saline injections for recovery is common and accepted in Israeli football. The player named at least one other established Premier League club where such treatments were routinely given to players at a private clinic over recent seasons.

Ironi Tiberias clarified that it does not believe investigations should target the other club or others, emphasizing that saline injections within permitted amounts are a routine, legal, and healthy medical procedure used worldwide in professional football to protect athletes under heavy physical strain.

However, the club expressed outrage at the football association for ignoring credible evidence against a major club while launching an unprecedented crusade against Ironi Tiberias, a smaller and younger club. They criticized the association for damaging the reputations of their players and staff based on speculation, while similar evidence did not trigger investigations elsewhere.

Ironi Tiberias demanded an immediate halt to what they called a "circus," the cancellation of their temporary suspensions, and the reinstatement of their professionals and athletes to the field, asserting that the documents prove discriminatory and unfair enforcement by the authorities.