Wikipedia's first sentence called it “international referee who holds the distinction of being the first israeli referee to officiate a uefa champion”. Today it says “former international football referee who was the first israeli to officiate a uefa champions league match”.
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Alon Yefet ( Hebrew : אלון יפת ; born September 1, 1972) is a former international football referee who was the first Israeli to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Yefet became a FIFA referee in 2001. He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for the 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 World Cups. In addition, Yefet officiated matches in 2003-04 UEFA Cup and 2011-12 UEFA Champions League . Yefet officiated his last match in 2019. היסטוריה: אלון יפת ישובץ בליגת האלופות (in Hebrew). " אלון יפת ישפוט את אתלטיקו מול אודינזה" . 17 October 2011.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alon Yefet ( , born September 1, 1972) is an international referee who holds the distinction of being the first Israeli referee to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. "היסטוריה: אלון יפת ישובץ בליגת האלופות" (in Hebrew).
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Alon Yefet ( , born September 1, 1972) is an international referee who holds the distinction of being the first Israeli referee to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Yefet became a FIFA referee in 2001.He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for the 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 World Cups. היסטוריה: אלון יפת ישובץ בליגת האלופות (in Hebrew)."Match Report - Andorra - Netherlands 0:3 (0:2)" . 17 November 2004.
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Alon Yefet ( , born September 1, 1972) is an international referee who was the first Israeli to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Yefet became a FIFA referee in 2001. He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for the 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 World Cups. "Archived copy" היסטוריה: אלון יפת ישובץ בליגת האלופות (in Hebrew).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli football referee Alon Yefet ( , born September 1, 1972) is a former international football referee who was the first Israeli to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Yefet became a FIFA referee in 2001. He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for the 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 World Cups. In addition, Yefet officiated matches in 2003-04 UEFA Cup and 2011-12 UEFA Champions League .Yefet officiated his last match in 2019. היסטוריה: אלון יפת ישובץ בליגת האלופות (in Hebrew)." אלון יפת ישפוט את אתלטיקו מול אודינזה" . 17 October 2011.
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international referee who holds the distinction of being the first israeli referee to officiate a uefa champion
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former international football referee who was the first israeli to officiate a uefa champions league match
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