Ismail Al-Fateh works as a mechanical engineer.. and managed 3 matches in the World Cup

World Cup referee meets the players' objections with cards and smiles

• Ismail Al-Fateh smiles as he shows the red card to player Viniste Abu Bakr.

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The American football referee, Ismail Al-Fateh, who is located in Qatar among the referees participating in the 2022 World Cup matches, attracted the attention of those watching the 2022 World Cup matches, through his distinctive way of dealing with the players, as he is known in the World Cup circles as a fun referee and a spontaneous smile. Especially since he meets the players' objections to his decisions by displaying colored cards, but at the same time he smiles at them, in order to relieve the great psychological pressure they are experiencing in the most important football event in the world.

The situation that drew the most attention to this referee was that he was smiling while preparing to issue the red card to Cameroon player Vincent Abubakar (90 + 3), during the Cameroon-Brazil match, which ended with the victory of the “Untamed Lions” with a clean goal, scored by the player himself (90 + 2). .

Despite the smile that always appears on his face in the most difficult refereeing situations during the matches he has led so far in the World Cup, on the other hand, he is distinguished by rigor, seriousness and strength of character in making decisions.

The former international football referee, Abdullah Al-Ajel, confirmed that he was very impressed with the way referee Ismail Al-Fateh dealt with the players during the World Cup, which is the smile, and his spontaneous way of dealing, especially when he made decisive decisions.

Al-Ajel told Emirates Al-Youm: "The referee, Ismail Al-Fateh, draws everyone to him with his unique personality, style and decisions, and his interaction with the event first-hand. Although there are referees who may be better than him in terms of arbitration performance, he is distinguished from them by the way he deals with the players, which is considered Different from the rest of the stadium judges, which is that he smiles in the face of the players spontaneously without pretense, even in cases of advertising the red or yellow card, to relieve the psychological pressure they live in at this moment when they receive colored cards, and at the same time he accepts the objections of the players in a good spirit, which makes The players respect him and accept his decisions with open arms.

Ismail Al-Fateh (40 years) has so far led three matches in the World Cup in Qatar, which are Portugal and Ghana, which ended with the victory of Cristiano Ronaldo and his companions 3-2, Cameroon and Brazil, which ended with the victory of the first 1-0, and Japan and Croatia, which ended with the victory of Luka Modric’s colleagues with a penalty shootout. .

Al-Ajel added, "There are a few stadium judges who follow this distinctive method of arbitration that characterizes referee Ismail Al-Fateh."

Ismail obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 2006 from the University of Texas, and in 2012 he started arbitration in the American Football League, and he won the international badge in arbitration in 2016.

Al-Ajel explained: “One of the scenes that caught my attention in this referee is the scene of his smile in front of the Cameroonian national team player, Vineste Abubakar, as he shows him the red card.” And he receives a red card in one of the important matches for his country.

And Ismail Al-Fateh is an American ruler of Moroccan origins. He was born in the city of Casablanca in Morocco, and immigrated to America, and obtained its nationality.

And Al-Ajal continued, “There is another scene for this referee that indicates the distinction of his style in dealing with the players, which is that while he was managing one of the World Cup matches, he hid a yellow card, which he was preparing to display in the face of a player who fell to the ground, but he waited until the moment he got up, to show it to him.”

Al-Ajel pointed out that the football referee, although he is required to be serious and strong in character, but in return he has to take into account the psychological state in which the player lives, which requires dealing in a different way, combining rigor and seriousness in applying the law and dealing in an elegant manner with the players.

Abdullah urgent:

"There are referees who may be better than him in terms of arbitration performance, but he is distinguished from them by the way he deals with the players."

"Few stadium judges adopt this distinctive method of arbitration that characterizes referee Ismail Al-Fateh."

Ismail Al-Fateh is of Moroccan origin. He was born in the city of Casablanca, emigrated to America and obtained its citizenship.

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