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FIFA Bans Hapoel Haifa From Transfers for One Year Over Player Transfer Dispute

FIFA has banned Israeli football club Hapoel Haifa from making transfers for one year and ordered them to pay 350,000 euros to Polissya Zhytomyr over the transfer of Ofek Biton. The club plans to appeal the decision to CAS, with CEO Itay Rak expecting a reversal.

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What happened

  1. 01FIFA banned Hapoel Haifa from transfers for one year due to a player transfer dispute.
  2. 02The club must pay 350,000 euros in compensation to Polissya Zhytomyr.
  3. 03Hapoel Haifa will appeal the FIFA decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
  4. 04Club CEO Itay Rak is optimistic about overturning the ruling.
  5. 05The dispute involves allegations of player inducement and contract breaches.

Hapoel Haifa claims they approached Biton only after his contract expired and that he signed a release clause.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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