Maccabi Tel Aviv announces today that CEO Sharon Tammam will be leaving the Club effective end of the season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv would like to thank Sharon Tammam for her dedicated service and many accomplishments over the past 12 years as well as her contribution toward the building of the successful organization that is Maccabi Tel Aviv FC today.

Sharon Tammam stated: “It is a very tough decision to leave this Club that I love, and the wonderful people I work with that are family. It has been a wonderful journey and at times a roller coaster. I am very proud of the accomplishments we reached together with the past and present management and staff”. Ms. Tammam joined Maccabi 12 years ago as Marketing Director then ascended through the positions of Commercial Director, Chief Operating Officer, culminating in CEO in 2019. “When I first arrived at the Club, I would have never believed I would one day be the CEO of this storied club. I gave my all, yes, but I must also give credit to my colleagues and the organization for acknowledging me with the highest managerial position in the club. I would like to thank all staff members, management, sponsors, players and everyone that I have worked with, both past and present, who have helped me fulfil my duties.

A special thanks to the owner, Mitch Goldhar and to Jack Angelides for giving me this amazing opportunity, an experience of a lifetime. I am confident that with Mitch’s vision and leadership and with the contribution of the incredibly dedicated and talented staff members, Maccabi will continue to develop, grow and reach many more peaks”.

Owner, Mitch Goldhar, stated: “I would like to thank Sharon for her many years of unselfish service to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. We are all proud of her flight to the top echelons of our club. Over the years Sharon has proven herself as a loyal and dedicated leader, represented the Club at the highest levels and initiated and championed many initiatives that have improved the Club’s operations as well as the fan experience. Sharon will remain part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv family and we wish her the best in her new endeavors”.

 

Israel kicked off their EURO 2024 qualifying campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Kosovo at Bloomfield stadium on Saturday. Dor Peretz completed 90 minutes and scored a 56th minute equaliser to cancel Eli Dasa’s own goal in the first half. Peretz marked his 33rd international appearance with his 6th goal for Israel with fellow teammates Daniel Peretz, Dan Glazer and Gabi Kanichowsky all unused subs.

Israel will continue their campaign on March 28th (21:45) with a tough match in Geneva against Switzerland that returned from Belarus with an emphatic 5-0 win.

On Thursday Dor Turgeman played 71 minutes for Israel’s U21’s which salvaged a 0-0 in a friendly match away to Croatia. Having qualified to the European Finals this summer, the U21’s will play another friendly away to Switzerland several hours before the senior sides face each other.

The 2022/23 Playoff got underway on Saturday with a 2-0 victory at home against Maccabi Netanya but in addition to the three points gained, Avi Rikan celebrated 300 appearances in Maccabi’s Yellow and Blue.

Rikan, who joined Maccabi in the summer of the 2015/16 was introduced midway through the second half to make his 300th Maccabi appearance in all competitions. The 34-year-old midfielder who scored 42 goals 31 of which in the league, moved above Gal Alberman and Yaron Oz to capture the 21st spot in the club’s all time appearance record. Rikan has a chance to climb one position higher this season into the top 20, as he is only three appearances behind Giora Spiegel (302).

Watch the special clip that pays tribute to Rikan’s achievement:

Maccabi returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Maccabi Netanya as Dor Peretz who had a first half goal disallowed for offside, said at the end of the game: “We were well prepared for this match. We came with the right pointers, we looked good and were aggressive right from the start”. The 27-year-old midfielder, added: “When we are aggressive this the foundations as we have the right players to show their personal skill. We simply showed up today, in comparison to other matches”.

On the claims that Maccabi is out of the title race, and whether that has effected the players, Peretz replied: “The fact we dropped so many points recently made us focus on ourselves and understand that if we will come prepared we will collect the points and win matches. What is important for us now and I know it sounds like a cliché is we want to progress and see what happens next. This Playoff has the best teams at the highest level as all the big clubs are competing which makes it very interesting”.