The Maccabi Haifa Herald
Squad28 Aug 2028
Sarel Cohen breaks a bone — 51 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 51 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The dugout28 Aug 2028
Jonathan Agyapong says Maccabi Haifa went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Bruninho wants to go home
“I have tried. I have really tried, and every day I wake up in the wrong place.” Nobody at Maccabi Haifa can coach that out of a man, and nobody there is pretending to.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Maccabi Haifa
Jelle Bataille and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Maccabi Haifa
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market28 Aug 2028
Maccabi Haifa promote Avi Levy from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Avi Levy has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market28 Aug 2028
Avi Melikson steps up from the Maccabi Haifa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Avi Melikson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market28 Aug 2028
One of our own: Eli Hemed joins the Maccabi Haifa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eli Hemed is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market28 Aug 2028
One of our own: Nir Natcho joins the Maccabi Haifa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nir Natcho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom Maccabi Haifa let a promise lapse
- The dugout Omri Glazer has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Pierre Cornud