Eran Zahavi Builds Business Empire: Launching New Sports League

Eran Zahavi continues to establish his new path off the football pitch, marking his next destination in the world of business and sports. The former Maccabi Tel Aviv and Israel national team star is launching a new sports initiative — a national padel league called 'EZ7 Padel Tour' — alongside a new padel complex under his ownership. The tournament is expected to travel between various courts across the country, bringing together the growing community of the sport in Israel.

At a special launch event held at the new complex, Zahavi shared his feelings regarding this new step: > "Football is always in my heart, but right now I am into other things. I fell in love with padel and am trying to take it one step forward."

Alongside his new engagement in the sport, he admitted in an interview with 'Walla' that the longing for the grass still exists: "Of course I miss the grass. In our situation, we shouldn't think about what we don't have right now. We need to say thank you for what we had and move forward — the world belongs to the young."

The new padel venture is part of the expansion of Zahavi's extensive business activity, just a few months after he officially retired from football. According to a capital analysis published in 'Israel Hayom', the value of Zahavi's assets and bank account is estimated at approximately 250 million shekels — a figure that secures him the title of the highest-earning Israeli footballer of all time. Alongside the new league, Zahavi holds real estate businesses in Israel and Dubai, and recently purchased two luxury apartments in Yehud-Monosson for a total of about 11 million shekels, in addition to his new role as a brand ambassador.