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Euroleague CEO Visits Israel to Assess Potential Return of Games
The CEO of the Euroleague and Competition Manager Diego Gian are visiting Israel to assess the security situation and evaluate the potential return of Euroleague and EuroCup games. Major international basketball games have not been consistently hosted in Israel for over three years, with only a brief exception last season.
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What happened
- 01The Euroleague CEO and Competition Manager Diego Gian are visiting Israel to assess the security situation for returning international games.
- 02Euroleague and EuroCup games have not been consistently played in Israel for more than three years.
- 03The visiting officials will attend a Maccabi Tel Aviv football match against Bnei Sakhnin at Bloomfield Stadium.
- 04The delegation will watch the basketball season opener between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Galil Elyon at Menora Mivtachim Arena.
- 05Maccabi Tel Aviv urged season ticket holders to fill the stadium to demonstrate security and normalcy to the Euroleague executives.
- 06Club sponsor Eric Shilman appealed to fans on Saturday to welcome the Euroleague CEO with respect and applause.
- 07The Euroleague officials will meet with Israeli basketball figures Shimon Mizrahi, Jason Levien, and Gideon Lev.
- 08Israeli clubs are optimistic about hosting home games again, but no official commitment has been made yet.
During their visit, the Euroleague officials are scheduled to attend Maccabi Tel Aviv's football match against Bnei Sakhnin at Bloomfield Stadium. They will also visit the Menora Mivtachim Arena to watch the basketball season opener between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Galil Elyon, and meet with Israeli basketball officials Shimon Mizrahi, Jason Levien, and Gideon Lev.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has urged its season ticket holders to fill the stadium to demonstrate a sense of security, normalcy, and strength. Club sponsor Eric Shilman appealed to fans on Saturday to welcome the Euroleague CEO with respect and applause, dismissing rumors that the executive holds any animosity toward Israel.
While Israeli clubs remain optimistic about resuming home games in the country, officials emphasized that no commitment has been made at this stage regarding the return of the games.
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