Yedioth Ahronoth sports supplement, Sunday, February 26, 1989. The...
Yedioth Ahronoth sports supplement, Sunday, February 26, 1989.
The main headline is “Bankruptcy, ” a pun on the Hebrew for “football.” It covers the historic crisis at Hapoel Tel Aviv, when the club showed up to a league match with only 5 players during a players’ strike. The club’s fate was handed to the disciplinary court, and Hapoel faced possible relegation to Liga Artzit. The cover shows photos of the club’s leaders and officials around the Hapoel emblem, along with a side story on the fate of the striking players.
The issue also includes:
“Netanya Pulled Out Azaria Again”: Maccabi Netanya’s win.
Basketball: the league playoffs open tonight, with Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Haifa.
New Zealand: the players continue training in London ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Israel.
A historic newspaper documenting one of the most dramatic crises in Hapoel Tel Aviv’s history, of interest to Hapoel fans and collectors of Israeli sports memorabilia. Condition: yellowed paper, folds and edge wear consistent with age.
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Yedioth Ahronoth sports supplement, Sunday, February 26, 1989.
The main headline is “Bankruptcy, ” a pun on the Hebrew for “football.” It covers the historic crisis at Hapoel Tel Aviv, when the club showed up to a league match with only 5 players during a players’ strike. The club’s fate was handed to the disciplinary court, and Hapoel faced possible relegation to Liga Artzit. The cover shows photos of the club’s leaders and officials around the Hapoel emblem, along with a side story on the fate of the striking players.
The issue also includes:
“Netanya Pulled Out Azaria Again”: Maccabi Netanya’s win.
Basketball: the league playoffs open tonight, with Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Haifa.
New Zealand: the players continue training in London ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Israel.
A historic newspaper documenting one of the most dramatic crises in Hapoel Tel Aviv’s history, of interest to Hapoel fans and collectors of Israeli sports memorabilia. Condition: yellowed paper, folds and edge wear consistent with age.
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Time, Location
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