Ivanov Roland, a masseur attached to a visiting Rumanian soccer team, apparently has defected. The Rumanian Embassy was informed by the team’s manager, Francis Kovocz, that Roland has been missing since Saturday night. He was last seen in Netanya where he reportedly borrowed IL 500 and $100 front team mates and, carrying a valise, boarded a taxi for Tel Aviv. The Rumanian team, Polytechnica Timisoara, is visiting Israel as guest of the Netanya Maccabis, the top team in the Israel League.
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