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Hapoel Tel Aviv Owner Ofer Yanai Returns to a Game After Months Away
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First reported by Mako · Jun 21, 2026
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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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