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Hapoel Tel Aviv Owner Ofer Yanai Returns to a Game After Months Away

How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

100% centerFirst reported by Mako · 4 days ago
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What happened

Ofer Yanai, owner of Hapoel Tel Aviv, attended his team’s third final against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday night after months away. Maccabi entered the game up 2-0 and could win the championship, while Yanai remains in a dispute tied to his earlier removal from a match against Hapoel Jerusalem.

  • 01Yanai attended Hapoel Tel Aviv’s game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday night.
  • 02It was his first appearance at a team game in several months.
  • 03Maccabi led the final series 2-0 and could clinch the title.
  • 04Yanai had been barred after the “battery affair” against Hapoel Jerusalem.
  • 05His representatives recently sued the referees' association for NIS 1.17 million.

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MakoCenter · Hebrew4 days ago
Hapoel Tel Aviv Owner Ofer Yanai Returns to a Game After Months Away
N12Center · Hebrew4 days ago
Ofer Yanai Returns to Watch Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Final Against Maccabi

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