Beach Soccer In Israel
The Israeli Beach Soccer League (Hebrew: הליגה הישראלית בכדורגל חופים), currently known as Ligat Bank Yahav (Hebrew: ליגת בנק יהב) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division in the Israeli Beach Soccer league. In July 2007 the league was inaugurated under the supervision of the Israel Football Association. To celebrate the launch of the league, a friendly game between national teams of England and Israel was played, with the Israelis winning 6–5.
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