The Maccabi football team will appeal to the International Football Association for $12,000 damages from the Lokomotive Sports Club in Sofia, Bulgaria, it was reported today. The appeal arises from Lokomotive’s breach of contract with Maccabi to be its host for a series of games this month in Bulgaria. The $12,000 claim is to cover expenses incurred for the trip.
The Maccabi team was stranded this week in Athens when the promised Bulgarian visas failed to arrive. A phone call was made by the Israeli group to the Sofia club inquiring about the visas. The secretary of the club told the Israelis, “Please believe us, we can do nothing about it. Please do not come now.”
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