Football Association Chairman Shino Zuaretz issued a response to the racist remarks made by employees after they were exposed by ynet. The statement said that "We woke up to a complex, painful morning that primarily requires each of us to take responsibility." According to him, "I am not concerned with the motives of those who leaked the messages. They were and will always be repulsive by their very nature when written by any human being, even if it was 'dark humor,' certainly by those who came to work at the Football Association to transform its lofty values into actions through the game of football."