Maccabi Tel Aviv: Israel's Cruyff-led Bayern Munich (with two Tal Ben Haims)

Who are they?

Maccabi Tel Aviv are not only the oldest club in Israel, they are older than the country itself. Established in 1906, no fewer than 42 years before David Ben Gurion declared the establishment of the Jewish state, Maccabi won four of their 21 championship titles in the so-called Palestine League in the '30s and '40s.

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Michael Yokhin

Michael Yokhin is a European football writer. In addition to FourFourTwo, he wrote for Guardian, BBC, ESPN, Blizzard, New York Times, Independent, 11Freunde, Josimar and others. He takes keen interest in leagues, teams and players that might be a bit out of the main focus in the mainstream media, and loves football history as well.