After a marathon of talks, the club made it clear that the players would not go for free, but would have to cut their wages significantly. • "Football players are not different from dismissed aviation workers," the group explained.

• Maccabi Netanya players. Not an easy time

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  Alan Shaver

After a marathon of talks, Maccabi Netanya decided not to take the players on vacation, but the players and other club employees would have to cut 50 percent of their salary. It was also agreed that if the league returns soon, players will return to receive their regular salary under the contract.

Already last week, we announced in Israel Today that the club's CEO, Niv Goldstein, is initiating a 50 per cent cut of players' salary, coaches and employees. Goldstein has held talks with team captain Almog Cohen, explaining that the options are available The players are either the Knesset or the big cut, which was finally accepted by the players.

"The football players are no different from aviation workers who were fired because of the economic situation," they say on the subject of the club. "They understood the situation and made the right decision for them." Netanya players cut their wages the most, with so far smaller cuts such as 23% in Kiryat Shmona or 20% in Betar Jerusalem.

In the meantime, contrary to the decision made in Netanya, the leaders of Kfar Saba, Yitzhak Kool and Idan Koll, decided to take all Israeli players on vacation for free. In doing so, Kfar Saba joins Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Hadera and Ness Ziona, who previously announced the players' vacation leave for free. They are now trying to reach the CPA with the foreign players to cut their wages, because they cannot be expended to the PTA.