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Givatayim Mayor Accuses Hapoel Ramat Gan of Severing Ties and Rejecting Cooperation
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First reported by N12 · 34 minutes ago
What happened
Givatayim mayor Ran Konik accused Hapoel Ramat Gan of unilaterally ending their partnership and dropping Givatayim from the club's name, forfeiting about 2 million shekels in city support. The club denied wrongdoing, blaming the city for refusing cooperation. The Israel Football Association confirmed no official name change occurred.
- 01Givatayim mayor accuses Hapoel Ramat Gan of ending cooperation and dropping city name.
- 02The club forfeited about 2 million shekels in annual city support, including stadium use.
- 03Israel Football Association allowed a name change request, but the club missed the July deadline.
- 04Mayor calls club's claim of adding Givatayim to name a "blatant lie."
- 05Hapoel Ramat Gan says Givatayim municipality refused to cooperate despite club efforts.
- 06The club's official name reverted to Hapoel Ramat Gan without Givatayim affiliation.
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