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Ex-Israeli Soccer Player Igor Filipenko Regrets Move to Israel
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First reported by Mako · 11 hours ago
What happened
Former Israeli soccer player Igor Filipenko expressed regret over his move to Israel, stating he earned more money there than in Spain but felt he made a mistake leaving a Spanish league club. He also discussed his retirement and a disastrous match where his team lost a 3-0 lead.
- 01Filipenko regrets moving to Israel from Spain, calling himself 'stupid'.
- 02He earned nearly double in Israel compared to Spain.
- 03Filipenko lost hundreds of thousands in bad investments.
- 04He described a 3-0 lead collapse against Zenit as a disaster.
- 05The former defender recently retired and is enjoying his break.
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