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Players of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club involved in sex scandal

When two players of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club were suspected of sexual relations with minors, club owner Mitchell Goldhar made it clear this was intolerable on all levels.
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Can Canadian Jewish billionaire Mitchell Goldhar give a lesson on morality to Israeli soccer players and to Israeli soccer in general? Can he set the standard of behavior for them?

In an unusual step for the local sport, Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club owner Goldhar suspended two members of his team (whose names cannot be released). The two players are suspected of engaging in sex with two 15-year-old girls.

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