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Maccabi Tel Aviv was prosecuted for the racist calls to Taleb Tawatcha: "These were lonely fans" | Israel today

2023-01-18T17:17:24.598Z


The Yellows have a conditional radius penalty, and the team hopes that it will not be applied • The club's representative said: "We admit guilt. Maccabi Tel Aviv opposes the phenomenon of racism and any other inappropriate phenomenon"


The images of a tearful Taleb Tavatha at the end of the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin, after making racist calls, touched every football fan in Israel. 

The defender of the team from the sector took the harsh words to heart, when Maccabi Tel Aviv players Eran Zahavi and Avi Rikan stood by him in a nice sporting gesture, and also called on the crowd to stop the ugly behavior.

Twatcha.

A lesson for the heart, photo: Alan Shiver

Today, Maccabi Tel Aviv was put on trial following these calls, Idan Alter, the board member who represented the Yellows at the hearing said: "We plead guilty.

Maccabi Tel Aviv opposes the phenomenon of racism and any other inappropriate phenomenon. We act proactively and regularly and in cooperation with the fan organizations with the aim of creating a culture and education of encouragement."

"Goldhar made it clear that there is zero tolerance for racism and this permeates all of us. As soon as they realized what had happened, the players expressed anger at the behavior and encouraged and hugged Tavta. A significant number of the fans who were close to the event applauded Magen Sakhnin and encouraged him. Within an hour of the final whistle, we issued a club statement and Eran Zahavi condemned This thing on social networks."

Alter also said that following the incident, the club permanently removed three adults and three minors from the team's games.

The referee received from Maccabi Tel a disk on key with the team's materials, and the decision will be made in the coming days. The Yellows have a conditional radius penalty, and the team hopes that it will not be used.

Ricken calms Twatcha, photo: Alan Shiver

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Source: israelhayom

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