The executive meeting takes place at this time (Monday) with the participation of all representatives of the Premier League. It appears that despite the opposition of several teams to the return, the league will return as planned this Saturday, 25.11. The opposing groups were led by Beitar Jerusalem owner Barak Abramov and Bnei Sakhnin chairman Mohammed Abu Yunis. The latter declared at the start of the meeting: "There is no sporting value to games when some teams play with strangers and some without." At that point, Abramov added that "maybe the league should be renewed without foreigners by January," which was quickly realized to be not feasible. Two other groups that opposed the return were M.S. Ashdod and Hapoel Hadera.
However, most Premier League teams are interested in returning the games as planned, with the chairman of the administration, Erez Kalfon, presenting an outline according to which midweek cycles will be held once every two weeks, while the same will be true in the National League. "How can we play three games a week without foreigners and with a missing squad?" the opposing teams wondered, but they responded that there was no choice in the current situation, since the league must end at the end of May due to the European Championship to be held in Germany during the summer.
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With regard to the expected financial losses, the administration made it clear to all team owners that at the moment the state approves compensation for the months of October, November and December only. "Another delay will not help financially," it was made clear by the groups supporting the league's return. In light of this, the financial interest of professional league clubs is clearly to return the league to activity and receive compensation from the state for lost revenue, each according to its own financial turnover.
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