Emirates Today has learned that clubs in the Arab Gulf Football League have officially asked the Football Association to add new provisions in their players ’contracts to give themselves the right to reduce their salaries by rates ranging between 30 and 40% in cases of force majeure without the club needing to go back To the Football Association to take its approval again to reduce the salaries of its players in the event that this is included in the contracts, as these clubs await the official response by the Football Association in order to be able to do this step, in addition to legally reformulating the contracts and giving copies of them to the players and their agents.
Several clubs in the Arab Gulf League were affected in financial terms due to the circumstances they went through due to the Corona pandemic, and the last period also witnessed the issuance of a decision by the Football Association, according to which the sporting activity was suspended on March 15, before the Football Association and the League made decisions not to complete the current season. .
The Football Association allowed clubs to deduct a percentage of the monthly salary for a temporary period of no more than 40%, provided that the minimum salary for the player after deduction is not less than 15,000 dirhams for professional clubs, while it was stipulated regarding players and coaches of first-class clubs that the temporary deduction percentage should not exceed Salary is at 40%, provided that the minimum salary after deduction is not less than 10 thousand dirhams.
• Clubs await the official response from the Football Association so that you can take this step.
• Clubs are looking to legally rewrite contracts and give copies to players and their agents.
• The Football Association permits clubs to deduct a percentage of the monthly salary for a temporary period, not to exceed 40%.