He said that Gulf patrols are unprofessional and pay like the salaries of "our league".

Al Ali: Only 10% of league players have salaries ranging from 100,000 to 150,000 dirhams

Jacob Al Ali: "Not all UAE league players receive annual salaries between one million and one and a half million dirhams or three million dirhams."

The legal advisor, Yaqoub Al Ali, said: “Only 10% of the players in the ADNOC Professional Football League have a monthly salary that exceeds 100-150 thousand dirhams, but the majority, who are 80% of the league players, have salaries from 20 to 70 thousand dirhams.” These amounts are monthly salaries only and do not include “contract incentives and winning bonuses,” stressing that there are Gulf countries whose leagues are not professional, and pay such salaries to their players.

Yaqoub Al Ali told "Emirates Today": "The average age of a player in Emirati stadiums is short, compared to other players in the world. For example, the Portuguese international star Cristiano Ronaldo obtained the highest historical contract with the Saudi club Al-Nasr, and his age reached 38 years."

He continued, "Not all UAE league players receive annual salaries between one million and one and a half million dirhams, or three million dirhams."

• 80% of league players have salaries between 20 and 70 thousand dirhams per month.

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