Ofira Asayag

Ofira Asayag (Hebrew: אופירה אסייג) is an Israeli TV host, radio broadcaster and sports reporter.

[1] On Channel 2, she presented the sports section in the morning show "Cafe Talad" [he] by Yardena Arazi and Dov Gil-har [he].

[4] In the beginning of 2004, she created the film "The Big Miss", a documentary about the life and conviction of Israeli football player Felix Halfon.

[5] In 2006, businessman Arcadi Gaydamak recruited Asayag as the director of the sports department and presenter at the Radio Station 99 [he], which he had recently purchased.

[6] In addition, she began presenting a program on the TV channel of the Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (which was also owned by Gaydamak) and produced a documentary about the group.

[9] In June 2011, Asayag and Berkovic signed a 3-year contract with Tel Aviv Radio [he] to contribute to their daily sports segment.

[12] The same week, a ruling was reached in another defamation lawsuit filed by the Youth and Children's league against Asayag and Berkovic.

Two soccer referees of the Youth and Children's league were reprimanded on live radio by Asayag and Berkovic for denying water break privileges to the teenage players.