Eyal Berkovic: "Ben Shimon is smart and sophisticated. It's the right choice" Ben Shimon received the news in a three-way phone call yesterday (Friday) with the chairman of the football association Shino Zoartz and his deputy lawyer Moran Meiri.

"Whoever won the championship with Kiryat Shmona and finished with a ticket to Europe through third place with MS Ashdod, more than deserves the trust and the choice to be the coach of the Israel national team," said an official.