Complex sentence: Following a short spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Scharf retired, ending a very prominent coaching career, which is still respected in the local media, and his opinion is periodically required to define what's new and old in Israeli football.
Split into simpler sentences: Following a short spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Scharf retired, ending a highly prominent coaching career. He is still respected in the local media, and his opinion is periodically sought to characterize what's new and old in Israeli football.