2024-04-07 16:34:19
Maccabi Haifa star footballer football-to-the-frontlines-maccabi-haifa-player-retires-to-join-idf-elite-unit/” title=”From Football to the Frontlines: Maccabi Haifa Player Retires to Join IDF Elite Unit.”>Dan Saparnovich gave up his dream and left professional football to become part of an elite IDF combat unit.
“Thank you, football. As much as I love the game, our country has more important things to do right now, and defending our country has always been a privilege for me. I will continue to wear green, but this time the goal is different,” said Dan Saparnovich.
Let us note that history knows of cases when football players, after completing their careers in sports, decide to become military or serve in the army. Some of them do so of their own accord, and some are conscripted into military service due to mandatory military duties in their country. For example, Shkodran Mustafi, a football player who plays for the German national team and the Arsenal club, after finishing his football career, became a member of the Bundeswehr reserve.
During World War II, many football players from various continents were mobilized and took part in the war effort. In addition, there are stories where football players, already military personnel, continue to play football at the level of army or military teams.
We previously wrote about the drama that erupted around Israeli gymnasts before the Olympics in Paris. It turned out that this summer the French rhythmic gymnastics team will take part in the home Olympic Games, where they will perform to the same music as the Israeli athletes.
Kursor also reported on an anti-Semitic incident that occurred with Israeli judoka Sagi Muki in Japan.
2024-04-07 16:34:19