The Maccabi Haifa Herald
Squad9 Aug 2027
Yarin Levi is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Bruninho signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Bruninho commits to Maccabi Haifa for another 5 years.
Squad9 Aug 2027
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.
Squad9 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Maccabi Haifa
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Manuel Benson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market9 Aug 2027
Kenny Saief 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 Kenny Saief stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout9 Aug 2027
When it matters, Ali Mohamed plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Market9 Aug 2027
The Jelle Bataille story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Jelle Bataille signs something — a contract at Maccabi Haifa or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Match9 Aug 2027
Maccabi Haifa in the hunt for Europe
Position 5, 49 points, and a run-in that decides whether next season has Thursday nights in it. Nobody is calling it a race yet, which is what people say during one.
Market9 Aug 2027
24 months and counting on Michael Ohana
Still no offer on the table, and Michael Ohana’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Kenny Saief a promise
- Market Roy Katri leaves for nothing
- The dugout The manager comes out for Guy Melamed