Eyal Berkovic to Pay Compensation to Former Goalkeeper Tzlil Hatuha

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Eyal Berkovic will pay compensation to former goalkeeper Tzlil Hatuha, according to reports. According to The Seventh Eye, Berkovic called for an investigation into whether Hatuha deliberately conceded a goal, and agreed to pay him 51 thousand shekels to settle a defamation lawsuit.

According to Ice, Berkovic lost the lawsuit and was ordered to pay Hatuha 51 thousand shekels. According to Ice, Berkovic claimed that Hatuha had sold a match and deliberately conceded a "stinking goal", at a time when Berkovic was simultaneously serving as sporting director of a rival team.

According to ONE, the statements concerned a goal Hatuha conceded in 2021 and claims regarding his integrity. Hatuha responded: "I did not sell a match, my hands are clean."