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When I was 10: Sheran Yeini

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Sheran Yeini, 10 years old

Where did you live?
Ramat Aviv

Where did you go to school?
Ilanit

Which subject did you enjoy the most?
“Free periods. But no really, I enjoyed drama class and we also had agriculture. In fact, there was a garden that we worked in as well which was really nice.”

What class didn’t you like?
“Sometimes Bible class. I enjoyed it and also hated it at the same time. It really depended on the story.”

Did you have a nickname?
“I never had a nickname. Yeini is just from football. They called me Sheran.”

Did you have a girlfriend?
No, I would ask some out but they never even got back to me. Even until today there is someone who never got back to me. About a year and a half ago she said that if she would have known maybe she would have said yes.”

Did you like sports?
“A lot of course. I would get to school at 7:20 and we played and I didn’t care if we sweated up. We would begin the day with football and then head to class.”

What TV show did you enjoy?
“I would watch all of the cartoons. When I was ten there was still Taotao on before school. I remember Bouli the snowman and after that was Ninja Turtles, the Little Flying Bears and the Moomins.”

How about music?
“I was never a big music person and I didn’t really understand it until I was older and I just really didn’t care for it.”

Did you have a favorite player?
“My father lived in France for many years and he brought me a Bernard Lama Paris St. Germain jersey so I liked him. I also enjoyed playing as a goalkeeper when we played in the neighborhood.”

Which team did you root for?
“Paris St. Germain because of my father.”

What would have done if you got 100NIS?
“I would buy I lot of candy. I would go to the kiosk and begin with burekas, sugar cubes, gummy worms and chocolate. I once had a 200NIS debt when I was in grade 3. The woman that worked there would mark down everything and then one day she said I couldn’t buy anymore. I thought my life was over and I was done. My mother came and paid. She was very angry at me.”

How was the Passover Seder?
“I remember how the kids all wanted to skip through to get to the food and the adults wouldn’t let us. The fun would begin when we got near the end and we sang “Who knows one?” Meat with cream of mushroom sauce was made just on Passover, so everyone waited for it. There was also Matzo Ball Soup. I’m Ashkenazi. I didn’t really like Gefilte Fish but I really liked Matzo Ball Soup and Matzo Brei.”

Were you good at finding the Afikomen?
“Of course and I found it many times. I don’t remember getting a present for finding it but I did ask for expensive gifts but I never really got any.”

What Maccabi player did you follow?
“I really didn’t follow the club at all and I didn’t really think about becoming a footballer back then. It interested me to play and I enjoyed playing because it was fun.”

LIVE from the Stadium: Maccabi takes on Hapoel Acre

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Maccabi Tel Aviv takes on Hapoel Acre on Matchday 9 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al at 20:10 on Sunday and you can listen to all of the action right here in Hebrew. The broadcast will begin at 19:40 with the Official Pregame Show with Shirly Bar Dayan and Klemi Saban followed by the match broadcast with Lior Timor and Alon Natan via the Official Website and App. Following the match Shirly and Klemi will be back for the Postgame show with of the game analysis.

How does it work?

Simple. All you have to do is open the webpage 30 minutes before kickoff and on the left side of the screen you’ll see a microphone. Click on it and the player will open up on another webpage for you to listen to the match.

The broadcast will continue until you close the webpage.

Happy Listening!

When I was Ten: Aaron Schoenfeld

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Aaron Schoenfeld, 10 years old

Where did you live?
“In Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.”

What school did you go to?
“It was an elementary school of course called West Hills.”

What subject did you like the most and the least?
“I always liked math when I was young. When I was older I enjoyed business and that is what I learnt in University. I didn’t like English class. In school it’s a tough subject because you are learning a lot of grammar.”

Did you have a nickname?
“I didn’t have one when I was ten years old, but when I was older my nickname was Showtime.”

Who was your best friend?
“My brother was my best friend at the time. I’ve still kept in touch with many people from Knoxville most of which I met in high school.”

What team did you play for?
“The name of the team was the Warriors. It was part of a kids league in the city. It was really amazing and we had the chance to travel to many different cities and even different states in America.”

What was your favorite team?
“At the time I really didn’t have a favorite team that I was crazy about but I did like Tottenham from the Premier League.”

Was there a player that you admired?
“The Brazilian Ronaldo was great. He was striker that had everything, he was just terrific. He could do everything on the pitch.”

What did you do in your spare time?
“I played computer games. Of course FIFA. Pro Evolution? No way. I didn’t like it at all. Only FIFA for me.”

Which other sports did you enjoy?
“NFL Football, though I didn’t play it. I’m a fan of the Tennessee Titans, but unfortunately they aren’t very good and they usually don’t make the playoffs. Other than soccer, I also played basketball.”

Which singer did you like?
“Michael Jackson”

What TV show was your favorite?
“I really enjoyed watching TV as most 10 years old do. My two favorite shows were Rocket Power and Sponge Bob.”