Maccabi Tel Aviv's championship win could hasten Eran Zehavi's retirement decision

Maccabi Tel Aviv won the State Cup for Boys A (up to age 16) last Wednesday, thanks to a 69:76 victory over Maccabi Rishon LeZion. “Of course the feeling is excellent,” Coach Roy Sassoon said at the conclusion. “We are in a very good period and also showing superiority in the league, but it is one game, suddenly a final, standing with crowds and broadcasting, and I think it also affected us, but at the end I really have a very special bunch that…

Although the 37-year-old striker's retirement seems closer than ever, there are those who think otherwise: "Eran is hungry and feels he can continue playing and is worth 15 goals a season" • He is expected to continue in the Yellows' lineup in the next game against Beitar Jerusalem