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Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv Defender Filipenko Regrets Spain Stint, Praises Israeli Salary
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First reported by Mako · 58 minutes ago
What happened
Former football player Igor Filipenko, who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and MS Ashdod, stated in a Russian interview that he earned twice as much in Israel as in Spain and regrets leaving Spain prematurely. He also discussed his retirement and a significant investment loss.
- 01Filipenko earned double in Israel compared to Spain.
- 02He regrets leaving Spain for Israel.
- 03He lost hundreds of thousands in bad investments.
- 04He is enjoying his retirement from football.
- 05He recalled a disastrous 3-0 lead collapse against Zenit.
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