The Maccabi Haifa Herald
Squad17 Aug 2026
Pierre Cornud breaks a bone — 61 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 61 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market17 Aug 2026
Maccabi Haifa say no — this time
The offer from Maccabi Tel Aviv for Dolev Haziza was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A move Samuel Silvera would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Samuel Silvera is living that version at Maccabi Haifa, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Maccabi Haifa
Jelle Bataille was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Manuel Benson falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market17 Aug 2026
Kenji Gorré is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Maccabi Haifa has been clear about where Kenji Gorré stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Hapoel Haifa are about to pick up the phone
- Market Maccabi Haifa bring in an old head