Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Media & Entertainment Law Blogs -> Sports Biz

Media & Entertainment Law

: Sports Biz

Mazel Tov to the Greens; Onward and Upward in the Champions League

Maccabi Haifa took care of business today, defeating Red Bull Salzburg, the sister club to Red Bull New York, 3-0 at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan, Israel to advance to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for only the second time in the club's history. By advancing, Maccabi Haifa becomes the first Israeli club ever to reach the group stage for a second time, first reaching it in the 2003-03 season. Maccabi Tel Aviv is the only other Israeli club to advance - in the 2004-05 season.

Maccabi Haifa will be seeded fourth in its group and should expect to see some of Europe's heavyweights pay a visit to Ramat Gan. While getting out of the group will be an enormous undertaking, the opportunity to see these clubs up close and personal will be something most Israeli fans will treasure, plus the financial impact advancing this far will have on the club is immeasurable.

Full post as published by Sports Biz on August 25, 2009 (boomark / email).