Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked confirmed yesterday that Hapoel Beer Sheva stopper Miguel Vitor will soon receive Israeli citizenship, and if he is called up by incoming coach Alon Hazan, the Portuguese will be able to play in the upcoming Israeli national team campaign in the League of Nations.
The final seal aroused much interest in the local football swamp, but at the same time there were those who wondered why Vitor was granted citizenship and not Pedro Galban, who was required to leave the country after ten years.
One of them was Boris Kleiman, the Israeli goalkeeper of Volos from the Greek league.
"Why did Miguel Vitor yes and Pedro Galban and the four girls who grew up in Israel, expelled from Israel," Kleiman wrote on the networks.
Miguel Vitor.
Soon an Israeli citizen, Photo: Alan Shiber
As mentioned, the Minister of Sports, Hili Trooper, joined Hapoel B'Shlosha's request and addressed his own personal request to Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who would promote the move and grant citizenship to Miguel Vitor, which eventually pushed for it. Now, at 32, Miguel Vitor will be able to represent the Israeli Where she needs it most, the defense squad.
I decided to respond to the request of the chairman of the Football Association and to the recommendation of the Minister of Culture and Sports and to grant Miguel Vitor Israeli citizenship, who could represent Israel with dignity on the Israeli national team.
His wife, by the way, works in the foreign media and fiercely defends Israel!
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Ayelet Shaked (@Ayelet__Shaked) May 1, 2022
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked wrote on her Twitter page yesterday: "I have decided to respond to the request of the chairman of the Football Association and the recommendation of the Minister of Culture and Sports and grant Miguel Vitor Israeli citizenship, who can represent Israel with dignity on the Israeli team.
By the way, his wife works in the foreign media and defends Israel with all her heart! "
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