Athletes expect a qualitative and major shift in the attendance of the masses to follow the matches.. They affirm:

The "Dorina" stands will keep pace with the "50 plan" with 6 smart indicators

  • Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the Emirates and the world.

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Athletes and fans expected that the stadiums of the ADNOC Professional Football League in the UAE would not continue in their current traditional form, saying that there are six indicators that confirm that the stands will succeed in keeping pace with the "Fifty Plan", developed by the UAE.

They pointed out that the stands will win the bet of modernity with advanced technologies in everything, through indicators represented in the transformation of the stands from traditional in their current state, to smart, and contribute to the development of the form of encouragement itself, using smart encouragement tools that keep pace with the times.

Through the fifty-year plan, the UAE aspires to preserve the gains and achievements, build on them to achieve more achievements in the future, and make the state more advanced and prosperous in all fields, including sports, which seeks to keep pace with challenges and support the 50-year plan.

They also said that it will provide services to the public, so that it will be more sophisticated and easy to provide the maximum comfort requirements for fans, in addition to the presence of smart entry gates and parking lots, as well as restaurants serving the most delicious types of food and drinks in the stands, in addition to the presence of smart screens in the stands that facilitate the audience to follow the event first. Powell, noting that the wise leadership in the country always thinks about the best future for future generations in the country, and in various aspects of life.

They assured "Emirates Today" that the next fifty years will witness a qualitative, large and advanced shift in the stands, in order to keep pace with the development that the country will witness in general in various fields through the future outlook, saying that the features of this shift began through many initiatives undertaken by the Association Professionals now, as well as the Football Association.

Sports leaders

Mohamed Matar Ghorab, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association and technical analyst at Dubai Sports Channel, expected that advanced technology and modern and advanced technology will prevail in football stadiums in the Emirates.

Ghorab complained about the lack of sports leaders who can make a qualitative leap in UAE sport, and said: "We hope that the UAE sport will develop and catch up with development in the world, especially since the country is always at the forefront of the world's developed countries in various fields."

"In terms of football, we are far behind compared to what is happening in Europe, and this requires a lot of work in the future to keep pace with the development that is happening around us."

He pointed out that the matter does not depend on football only, but all sports in general, and said that despite the passage of more than 11 years since the application of professionalism, the sport is still without the desired development.

He stressed that "football is losing its popularity, so things need to be done until the fans return to the stands."

Clubs and private stadiums

The broadcaster on the Dubai Sports Channel, Ahmed Jouka, confirmed that he expects the current traditional stands in the various stadiums to become smart with regard to the entry and exit of the audience, in addition to the fact that there will be large screens in the smart stands, noting that the thought in the UAE in every A day that changes for the better in everything, and he said: The wise leadership in the country always looks towards the future.

"We are currently in 2021 and our country owns international football stadiums such as Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, and Al Maktoum Stadium in Al Nasr Club, and we have also seen the great urban development in the country, and therefore I expect that fifty years from now there will be Significant development in various fields.

"All the local clubs in the country will strive to have world-class stadiums, and each club will strive to develop its stadiums for the best and most modern," Jouka said.

He pointed out that the Emirati fans are thirsty to return to the stands again after the end of the "Covid-19" pandemic, which deprived fans of being in the stands and enjoying the "Our League" matches.

And a former member of the Board of Directors of the Professional League Committee, Muhammad Saeed Al Nuaimi, considered that “according to the fifty-year plan set by the Emirates, the ambition of the state and its wise leadership does not stop at a certain limit and does not recognize the impossible, and the ambition of all bodies and institutions is to always work for the best in everything.”

He added, "The UAE is always looking for the best, and there will certainly be a great development at the level of the public stands through many indicators that keep pace with the times in various aspects."

A new generation with different requirements

For his part, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, stressed that "the Emirati public, especially at the level of future generations, will search for modern amenities, a high-end and advanced level, and professional services that attract them to be in the stands."

He stressed that “the great responsibility lies with the clubs in the need to keep pace with the development in terms of providing smart and modern means for the convenience of the public, both in terms of an appropriate environment in which easy and high-end services are available such as meals and drinks, as well as comfortable seating places for the audience, as well as the operations of admission tickets for matches. And the transfer to television, stressing that the Professional League and the Football Association made great efforts to bring about the desired development in the league's stadiums.

Salim Al Shamsi added, "Clubs should provide services in stadiums, so that they are more comfortable even than homes, and provide 7-star services to fans to attract them, and increase their number in the stands, because the audience in the stands after 50 years from now will not be the same as it is currently."

For his part, the head of the Al Wahda Club and National Team Supporters Association, Fahd Al Mansouri (Falooda), said that the public stands are essential to contribute to the development of Emirati football, and are the first supporter of sports, whether at the local or continental level.

"There will certainly be development in the stands in line with the 50-year plan set by the state, by adding many things," Falooda added.

He stressed that they, as heads of fan associations, will have a major role in keeping pace with this plan by communicating with the concerned authorities and setting an integrated future vision for the optimal shape that the stadiums of the Emirates should have, whether at the level of clubs or the national team.

He pointed out that the Professional League and the Football Association played a major role during the last period by presenting many initiatives.

He added, "As leaders of fan associations, we will be at the forefront of supporters of the 50-year plan and provide everything that is new and leads to development."

He continued, "Traditional matters will not disappear from the stands, but it is certain that there will be a great development that will keep pace with what is happening in various aspects of life in our country."

"Falooda" called for the importance of uniting the efforts of everyone, fans, clubs, the Football Association and the Professional League, to keep pace with the fifty-year plan with further development.

Huraiz Al Menhali, head of the Baniyas Fans Council, stressed that the 50 plan aims to develop for the better in all fields, noting that he expects during the next 50 years that the shape of the stands will differ from what it is currently, even in the quality and method of encouragement.

He added, "Although there will be big changes in the future in the stands, the basic things will remain the same, in my estimation, especially with regard to the encouragement of each fan for his club."

Saeed Rabie: The traditions of the fans will not change much

Saeed Rabie, head of the Baniyas Fans Club, confirmed that "the traditions of the fans will not change much, although modern and smart technologies will prevail in the stadiums, particularly in the stands."

He continued, "The traditions of cheering and everything related to it are related to heritage, and the only thing that will not change is the audience, although there will be new generations of fans in the stands, but it will be an extension of the generations that preceded it."

He continued, "During the next 50-year plan, there will undoubtedly be a major change in the issue of public access to stadiums and in the form of seats allocated to them, as well as in the television broadcasting system for matches, and there will be very large screens with modern and advanced technological systems for the audience."

Saeed Rabie added: "During the next fifty years, we will witness the establishment of modern and advanced sports stadiums with international specifications that are distinctive in everything, so that the modern technological nature will prevail in these stadiums."

Khaled Awad: I expect great benefit from modern technology in the audience's seats

Khaled Awad, a former member of the Football Association’s Competitions Committee, confirmed: “I expect that modern technology will benefit greatly to encourage and support the mass attendance in the stands, whether it comes to seats or interaction.”

"Technology will greatly contribute to increasing the social interaction of fans with match events using advanced technology," he added.

Sports, and football in particular, seek to keep pace with the challenges and support the 50-year plan, by making sports one of the sectors that support the UAE's endeavor to be the best and most developed in the next fifty years.

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