Rousseau 9,356 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Hapoel Be'er Sheva were Israeli champions last year, so they will not be a walkover. They have two "Bitons" in their team -- and a "Brown"! Apparently one of the Bitons is a cousin of Celtic's Biton... if that makes sense? Incidentally, what does Hapoel mean? There are a few teams with that prefix; likewise Maccabi. Edit: Seems to be political: Maccabi were a zionist organisation, but many felt it was predominantly bourgeoisie-focused, and so another organisation was set up, for the "workers", called Hapoel. Edited August 5, 2016 by Rousseau 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Am I right in thinking the Israelis knocked out Olympiakos in the last round One of the shocks of the third qualifying round - aside from Dundalk of course - was Greek champions Olympiakos' defeat to Hapoel. Despite a 0-0 draw in Athens, many expected the Greek giants to still progress after travelling to Beersheba but Hapoel had their own ideas. Shir Tzedek’s 79th-minute winner sent the Turner Stadium absolutely wild with his left-footed strike as Olympiacos tumbled into the Europa League. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-draw-hapoel-er-sheva-8566939#s0L4kJEVtjZrtdZu.99 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hapoel Be'er Sheva were Israeli champions last year, so they will not be a walkover. They have two "Bitons" in their team -- and a "Brown"! Apparently one of the Bitons is a cousin of Celtic's Biton... if that makes sense? Incidentally, what does Hapoel mean? There are a few teams with that prefix; likewise Maccabi. Edit: Seems to be political: Maccabi were a zionist organisation, but many felt it was predominantly bourgeoisie-focused, and so another organisation was set up, for the "workers", called Hapoel. For those questions, google is your friend: Hapoel means "worker", Maccabi ... The Maccabi World Union is an international Jewish sports organisation spanning 5 continents and more than 50 countries, with some 400,000 members.[2] Maccabi World Union organises the Maccabiah Games, a prominent international Jewish athletics event.The movement is named after the Maccabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim) who were a Jewish national liberation movement that fought for and won independence from Antiochus IV Epiphanes. We actually had the Maccabi World Games over here in Germany earlier this summer. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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