Former football referees stress the importance of creating an attractive environment for referees.. They affirm:
Increasing the wages of “stadium judges” motivates them to give
Turkish referee Junaid Chaker during his management of the match between Al-Ahly youth and Al-Jazeera.
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Former football referees confirmed that the increase in the wages of stadium judges in the Professional Football League “ADNOC” will motivate them to excel in managing matches, noting that stadium judges run one of the important professional leagues in the region, especially that they are one of the important parties in the system for developing the UAE League, Noting the importance of creating an attractive environment for refereeing, while others stressed that they are not with fixed monthly salaries for referees, but rather rewards offered to them in return for their management of matches.
The referees committee had announced during previous periods, during the era of the former federation headed by Youssef Al-Sarkal, that it had begun studying a project for the creation of financial contracts with stadium judges, but the matter was stopped, and it was not implemented.
They told "Emirates Today": "The financial incentive for the stadium judge is a very important thing compared to other matters related to this system, so improving the financial situation of stadium judges makes them feel a kind of appreciation, and that the work they do has an equivalent, so that the judgment does not reach To a stage during which he feels that the surrounding environment is not attractive and does not encourage him to continue in the field of arbitration.”
It is noteworthy that the financial incentives for stadium judges had increased in the previous period from 3000 dirhams per match to 5000 dirhams for the referee of the arena, while the reward of the international assistant referee in one match amounted to about 3000 dirhams, and the rewards ranged between an assistant international referee and an assistant referee of the first degree.
The Football Association had recently announced the use of foreign referees to manage matches in the Professional League and the President's Cup, as the foreign arbitration team receives an amount of 170,000 dirhams for leading a match in the UAE League.
A former member of the FIFA Referees Committee, former international referee Muhammad Al-Junaibi, said: “It is necessary to study the file of financial benefits and amend it, as it motivates the stadium judges and makes them feel, also, that the work they do and the bid they provide is equivalent to the wages they receive, indicating The referee may reach a stage during which he feels that the surrounding environment does not encourage him to continue in the arbitration process, as he does not get anything worthy in return for the effort he makes, considering that the material incentive is an important thing for the ruling along with other matters related to this matter.
For his part, a member of the former referees committee in the Football Association and the former international referee, Salah Amin, considered that the current wages received by the referees of the arena (5,000 dirhams for each match he manages) is not a small amount and is considered excellent wages in his estimation, indicating that if the Football Association sees Increase it, there is no objection to it may raise the morale of the judges.
He said, “There are previous arbitration committees in the Football Association that tried in previous periods to increase the wages of referees, but it is difficult to have fairness in the evaluation of all stadium judges, so this matter causes some sensitivities among the referees,” adding: “If he sees The Football Association will increase the rewards for managing referees for matches, as there is no objection to it.”
Salah Amin added, “I do not support the existence of fixed salaries for referees for several reasons, among them is that arbitration is not the official profession of referee and is not professional in arbitration, since he has his official job and position, and the other thing is that if fixed financial allocations are made to referees, some rulers may prefer to obtain The article is at the expense of the level or performance of the referee, and the article may cause the creation of some sensitivities among the stadium judges.”
In turn, the former international referee, Abdullah Al-Ajeel, confirmed that they are currently living in the era of transition from hobby to professionalism in the UAE league, so there must be professionalism in the entire system of the parties to the game, noting that stadium judges are the only non-professionals in this system. Pointing out that professionalism in the league requires the referee to be 90% ready in terms of exercises and others in order to keep pace with this professional system, being part of it, even though they are the official time that takes a large part of the referee’s thinking.
He said: “Increasing the financial incentives for the referees makes the referee feel that there is something he can sacrifice for,” stressing that “there is a study for the referees to receive monthly salaries, in addition to receiving a financial reward for their management of any match, according to specific conditions, including the referee’s level and excellence in leadership. matches, so that he is evaluated by the referees committee in order to be eligible for this bonus or salary,” stressing that the referee is not entitled to receive a salary or bonus if he does not referee matches.
Abdullah Al-Ajeel added, “Stadium judges are currently running matches in a professional league, during which players receive large salaries, as the salary of the lowest player ranges between 60 and 80 thousand dirhams per month, while there are referees who receive bonuses ranging between 10 and 15 thousand dirhams per month, so the development of the game linked to the development of its entire system.
• 170,000 dirhams paid by the foreign refereeing team in return for leading one match in the UAE League.
• 5000 dirhams obtained by the referee of the field in return for managing a match in the ADNOC Professional League.
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