While receiving the Sharjah team, the champion of the President's Cup

Sultan Al Qasimi: Ethics in football is more important than winning itself

Sultan Al Qasimi receiving the Sharjah team after winning the President's Cup.

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His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, stressed the importance of sports clubs’ interest in instilling and strengthening good morals among players, and keenness on honest competition through tolerance between players, avoiding selfishness, and seeking to shake hands and sportsmanship, noting that The most important thing in football is ethics more than winning itself, calling on His Highness to continue great efforts to develop sports in all fields.

This came during his reception, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, yesterday afternoon, at Al Badi Al Amer Palace, the first team of the Sharjah Football Club, crowned with the President's Cup for the 2021-2022 season.

His Highness congratulated Sharjah Sports Club on the victory of the first football team in the President’s Cup, pointing to the great roles of the administration, and the importance of good play in winning and bringing joy to the audience, stressing the need to stay away from reckless behavior, which spoils the pleasure of playing on the one hand, and the pleasure of watching on the other. other.

His Highness thanked all the officials and players of the Sharjah Club, calling on them to be keen on sports ethics, which leads to the completion of the goals set in sports on educating young people, providing a good example for future generations, keenness to uphold the values ​​of tolerance with competitors, and keenness to play with moral responsibility. So that the effort of the whole team is not wasted because of one player.

His Highness praised the level of the two sides of the final match of the President's Cup from the teams of Sharjah and Al Wahda, pointing to the great level of the two teams, who played a great match in which mistakes were reduced, in addition to the quality of organization and arrangement, as well as the level of arbitration, calling on His Highness to raise all matches to this level.

His Highness explained that he follows football matches in various degrees, pointing out that the transactions that players in different teams and clubs offer during the matches are a role model for emerging players from the new generations, recalling His Highness previous years, and how the levels of players and cooperation between them, and keenness on sports ethics. benign.

His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah pointed to the necessity of coordinating the dates of holding matches and preparations for external competitions, whether for clubs or the national team, so that the matches are followed up well, and the players are well prepared, and devote themselves to them, because they play in the name of the country, and in a manner that achieves full attention to them, and the good return. What is desired and expected, noting that the victory is a joy for the country, and for all teams, calling on His Highness to adjust the timing of the matches, so that they do not interfere between the different tournaments, the preparations of the clubs, the atmosphere of competition, and the mass follow-up of each championship.

His Highness pointed out the need for the judges of stadiums in the country to raise their standards and develop them, reduce match stops, take into account the efforts of clubs in preparing and presenting good matches, and keenness on self-development and continuous, which raises their levels in a global professional manner.

His Highness stressed the importance of adhering to good encouragement from the public, and that watching the match from the stadium is a contribution and motivation to the players, and not the other way around, pointing out that the negative phenomena of the public’s nerves and inappropriate chants against the players and referees negatively affect the reputation of the team and the country. Because the matches are watched by all people.

At the end of his speech, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah wished success and progress for Sharjah clubs and teams in football, and all games, and to continue its efforts to develop and advance the efforts of sports in the emirate, and to achieve championships in future competitions.

For their part, members of the administrative and technical staff and Sharjah Club players thanked and appreciated His Highness, Ruler of Sharjah, for the great and continuous support that contributed to the club reaching the podiums.

Besides their Highness, the reception was attended by: Sheikh Muhammad bin Saud Al Qasimi, Head of the Central Finance Department, Sheikh Salem bin Abdul Rahman Al Qasimi, Head of the Ruler’s Office, Sheikh Muhammad bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Head of the Department of Statistics and Community Development, Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council, and Ali Salem Al Midfa Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sharjah Sports Club, Abdullah Al-Ajla, Chairman of the Football Company at Sharjah Club, and a number of officials and athletes.

Ruler of Sharjah:

“Reckless behavior that spoils the pleasure of playing and the pleasure of watching must be avoided.”

“It is necessary to coordinate the dates of matches and preparations for external competitions.”

“The judges of stadiums in the country should raise their standards, develop them, and reduce match stops.”

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