Alona Barkat against the senior official in the Football Association: "Get up and resign from your position"
Be'er Sheva owner Alona Barkat attacked Moran Meiri, deputy chairman of the Israel Football Association and legal advisor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, calling on him to resign due to an alleged conflict of interest. Meiri responded that this is a "campaign of incitement" and that his position was elected unanimously.
The tension between Alona Barkat, owner of Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and Moran Meiri, deputy chairman of the Israel Football Association and legal advisor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, has escalated. Barkat attacked Meiri on her X account and called on him to resign, claiming a conflict of interest in his representing a club while serving in a senior position in the association. Meiri responded, arguing that this is a "campaign of incitement" and that his position was elected unanimously by the association's board, noting that Barkat also participated in the vote. The confrontation is taking place against the backdrop of the discussion surrounding corporate governance in the Israel Football Association.