In order to improve the ability of local male and female referees to use VAR (video assistant referee) technology, the Chinese Football Association specially organized 199 male and female referees and referees to supervise their participation in two "video sessions" held on February 26 and March 5, respectively. Assistant Referee Training" course.
It is worth noting that all the referees currently in the 2022 men's international referee camp (7 international referees, 9 international assistant referees) participated in this training, among which the international referee Fu Ming also served as the third referee. Lecturer for two training sessions.
As the protagonist of the law enforcement work of domestic professional leagues at all levels in the new season, the male referees participating in the training will go deep into the law enforcement stage of the Chinese Super League, Chinese League One, Chinese League Two and FA Cup in the new season.
Although Ma Ning, Fu Ming, Cao Yi, Shi Xiang and others are expected to participate in the remaining events in the Asian region of the Qatar World Preliminaries, and even the World Cup finals, due to objective factors such as the epidemic, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory group will still have a high probability this year. Local referees will be assigned to officiate all competitions throughout the season.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily saw on the "Training Notice" issued by the Chinese Football Association that the 199 people who participated in the "Video Assistant Referee Training" course included referees and referees supervising the law enforcement of various club events of men and women in the new season.
Several international referees who had traveled abroad for a long time last year to participate in the World Preliminary Top 40, Top 12, AFC Champions League, and Tokyo Olympic football matches participated in the training together with other registered international referees of the Association.
Up to now, Ma Ning, Fu Ming, Shen Yinhao, Zhang Lei, Cao Yi, Shi Xiang, several international referees (including international assistant referees) who participated in the law enforcement work of major international events such as the top 12 last year, have not received any information. A specific notice from the AFC regarding the final two rounds of the top 12 group stage.
However, it is understood that the AFC refereeing department has always maintained communication with the Chinese Football Association.
After entering the new year, the AFC Referee Office also asked the Chinese Football Association whether it could arrange for the Chinese Football Association's registered international referees to continue to participate in the law enforcement work of the Asian games of the World Preliminaries, and got a positive answer.
This means that even if the above-mentioned referees fail to enforce the ninth and tenth rounds of the top 12 matches, they may participate in the enforcement of the next play-offs.
Ma Ning and Fu Ming had previously participated in a series of business exchange activities organized by FIFA and directly related to the selection of referees for the Qatar World Cup.
In other words, the Chinese Football Association's registered international referees are still expected to participate in the enforcement of the Qatar World Cup finals.
Of course, including the young referee Tang Shunqi and others who are newly promoted to the international referee camp, most of the international referees registered by the Chinese Football Association will mainly accept further inspections from the AFC and the Chinese Football Association this year.
Affected by the epidemic, their work focus is mainly on the law enforcement work of domestic competitions.
Therefore, the Chinese Football Association will also arrange a series of theoretical and practical training courses for referees in the near future to warm up the law enforcement work of the referees in the new season.
Judging from the current situation reflected by various channels, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team will continue the method of last year this year, arranging local referees to participate in the law enforcement work of various domestic competitions throughout the season, and there is a high probability that foreign referees will not be hired.
In the context of the Chinese team's defeat in the top 12 of the Qatar World Qualifiers and the crisis in domestic professional football, it is not difficult to imagine the great pressure that the local referees have suffered during their work this year.
Major salary limit main force to leave the team
Zheng Zhi no longer coaching the Guangzhou team is almost a foregone conclusion
On February 26, news came from Guangzhou that the Chinese Super League Guangzhou Football Club officially announced that it had terminated the contract with the five naturalized international players and determined a new salary limit plan, and has terminated the contract with the club's first team veteran.
There are rumors that Zheng Zhi, the executive coach of the first team who once led the team to finish the Chinese Super League last season, will not continue to lead the team.
Judging from Zheng Zhi's next expedition to West Asia with the national football team, the relevant rumors are not groundless.
Up to now, many Chinese Super League club teams have started preparations for the new season.
However, as a veteran team that has won eight Chinese Super League titles and two AFC Champions League titles, the Guangzhou team has not yet made a clear plan for preparing for the new season.
It is reported that after the parent company Evergrande Group fell into a serious economic crisis, the Guangzhou Football Club’s shareholding reform has not progressed so far, and the team’s timetable for preparations for the new season cannot be confirmed.
On the 26th, the Internet reported that Guangzhou Football Club and the veterans of the first team had all terminated their contracts.
The outside world was not surprised.
Because before that, the club has publicly announced the termination of the contract with 5 naturalized internationals.
As for the naturalized player Jiang Guangtai, he has been chased by some domestic clubs.
In the context of Guangzhou Football Club's confirmation of the "cliff-style salary reduction plan" for the first team, Jiang Guangtai's departure from the Guangzhou team will also be a high probability event.
It is reported that the Guangzhou team began to owe wages in September last year.
Although the club repaid part of the salaries for the staff and players before the end of last season, the economic situation of the club is still not ideal.
In the case of the weak share reform, there are still doubts about where the club will go.
In the case of a large salary limit, it is normal for first-team players to choose to leave the team.
It is reported that the club has no restrictions on players leaving the team.
Relevant information also revealed that Huang Bowen, Mei Fang, Liu Dianzuo, Liao Lisheng, He Chao, Wei Shihao, Yang Liyu and other main players will leave the Guangzhou team.
As for whether young rookies such as Tan Kaiyuan and Ling Jie, who were "produced" by Evergrande Football School, can stay in the team, it is also unknown.
Text/Reporter Xiao Xun
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The focus of the training is to improve the application level of "VAR"
On the afternoon of February 26, 199 male and female referees and referee supervisors registered with the Chinese Football Association participated in the first course of "Video Assistant Referee Training (remote online)" organized by the association.
It is worth noting that the participants in the training are actually "licensed" referees of the National Men's Professional League and Women's Sequence Events in the new season.
All the international referees registered by the Chinese Football Association, including Ma Ning and Qin Liang (female), participated in the training.
This training is also an important theoretical study class before the start of the refereeing work of various domestic competitions in the new season.
The Chinese Football Association specially invited the Malaysian international referee Su Keding and the Chinese Football Association registered international referee Fu Ming as the keynote speakers of the training course.
It is understood that the first training session on the afternoon of February 26 was led by Su Ke Ding, a lecturer selected by FIFA.
The training speakers on March 5 were three Chinese referee workers, namely Fu Ming, an active international referee, and VAR referee lecturers, former international assistant referees Liu Qingwei and Li Dongnan.
Affected by the epidemic, the entire teaching of this training was implemented through online video.
"Further clarifying VAR intervention standards and accurately grasping VAR intervention timing" is the focus of the two training courses.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that during the first training course on the afternoon of the 26th, Su Keding gave a more vivid explanation based on his own judgment and punishment cases during the law enforcement work in some international competitions such as Olympic football games, hoping to let the students understand the rules through examples. the essentials.
The reason why the Chinese Football Association also invites assistant referees and referees to supervise and receive training is also to maintain the unity of international standards in terms of specific law enforcement.
Some people who participated in the training said that before that, including the Chinese Super League, there were problems such as "inconsistent VAR intervention standards, inconsistent implementation of interventions, and delayed interventions" in the introduction of VAR technology in relevant domestic competitions, which objectively led to competition enforcement. Mistakes have occurred that affect fair competition.
Through such a training, everyone hopes to improve the tacit understanding between the human operation and high-tech cooperation of video referees.
In other words, it is necessary to effectively solve the problems caused by the application of VAR technology.
It is understood that since various domestic football events in the new season are expected to start successively this spring, in addition to similar training, the referee management department of the Chinese Football Association will also organize a series of theoretical training courses for referees and organize strict physical training and testing, and strive to referee referees. Workers can maximize the pursuit of the organic combination of theory and practice.
This group of articles / reporter Xiao Xun