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Dedi Ben Dayan
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli football”. Today it says “retired israeli football defender”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Dedi" Ben Dayan ( ; born November 27, 1978) is an Israeli football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel .1 He is known for his good tackling, and also speed and his ability to join the attack.2
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israeli football
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retired israeli football defender
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