Football is currently going through a difficult stage, due to the crisis of the spread of the Corona virus epidemic, the freezing and suspension of all sports activities, as a problem has arisen in some countries due to the exorbitant players ’dues, but in the UAE a large group of players and coaches, including foreigners, have appeared in league clubs Arab Gulf Football Association intends to reduce their salaries.
It seems that the great losses suffered by clubs in the world in general, and European clubs in particular, against the backdrop of the spread of the Corona epidemic around the world, may push officials to take emergency measures to face financial crises.
Many clubs around the world and in the old continent have begun to consult whether to reduce the salaries of their players, and about the proportion set for that, as a result of the interruption of sports tournaments, and the financial crisis that caused it.
Some clubs have already started implementing the principle of reducing players ’salaries by 30%, which means they give up their dues for the next four months, while Barcelona club players agreed to reduce their salaries by a large amount that reached 70%, and the first to initiate that legendary star Lionel Messi, where he demanded Like the rest of his team mates, the club is not to prejudice the salaries of the club's employees, and this is a humanitarian claim from a large player the size of Messi (an authentic metal).
Major leagues in Europe incurred billions of euros in losses, and if competition continues to be postponed, or canceled, losses will multiply, and a large percentage of football players and their agents have agreed to the option to reduce salaries, because canceling competitions in major leagues will have a significant negative economic impact on everyone.
This situation makes us wonder: Will a new clause be placed in the contracts of players in the Arab Gulf League clubs under the name "force majeure" in the event of such crises occurring in the future, God forbid? Will some laws and conditions in players ’contracts change so that the association and the Football Association can withhold a percentage of salaries, if a disaster occurs that requires the suspension of competitions, especially in the event of an epidemic or any force majeure?
Those responsible for the professional footballing system should study all aspects of positive and negative professionalism, and each small and large in the professional system, and we must learn from the experiences of others in conducting professional matters during crises and disasters, we must learn from the Corona virus epidemic lesson.
Officials in international and local clubs should agree that it is an emergency moment, and we must prove that solidarity is not just a "slogan", and therefore they must negotiate contracts.
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