Afsharians’ reaction to the lack of salaries, the lack of uniforms for the judges and the dispute with the head of the arbitration department

According to the sports reporter of Fars News Agency, Khodadad Afsharian stated about today’s meeting of the members of the jury: The second meeting of the jury was held in the presence of all members. At the beginning of the meeting, Hassan Kamranifar, the secretary general of the federation, was also present and important decisions were made. Inshallah, they will be implemented from tomorrow, because we got its approval, and we hope that these decisions will help the arbitration community. I hope that the arbitration community will adapt to the dynamic process of the arbitration committee and will be able to help the country’s arbitration in the future.

He added: “We formed the referee analysis group with the membership of Ali Khosravi, myself and Reza Sokhandan, and during the week we put on the agenda the meetings that require more expertise and the referees should get more or less scores so that the rights of referees and teams are not lost.” We also decided that the referees of League Two and Three, who failed the preparation tests at the beginning of the season, will re-test in the near future in coordination with the delegations. The same test is attended by the referees of the Premier League and the first division, who could not take the test due to Corona at the beginning of the season.

The head of the referee committee of the Football Federation stated: “From the beginning of the season, we have started working on the observers of the Premier League, and we try to give them all a special process of scoring, and all of them should move in the same direction.” Some observers had low scores on pre-season exams and we used them less or not at all. It was decided to gather all the observers in the middle of the season to test these people according to the refereeing rules. Anyone who reaches the standard average can monitor future matches. It was also decided to take another test in the first half of the season from the referees of the Premier League and the first division in the physical fitness class, and to do our job well for the second half of the season.

Afsharian stated: “Let us remember that we had a very bad 3-4 weeks in the first half of the season, but now calm has returned to the referees.” Let all football fans know that every referee who judges well, is encouraged and judges more games, and any referee who gets a low score from the observer, judges less. We try to make the referees ready for the second half of the season. We would also like to inform all the provinces about the use of the academy for young judges aged 23 to 28 and hold classes for them in the winter to be a good support for the future. This is what the AFC is asking us to do.

He pointed out: in order to improve the rank of each arbitrator, three years must pass from the first-class arbitration class so that he can sit in the national arbitration class. It was approved that if the refereeing is significant and very top, even if this deadline has not been reached, with the introduction of the provincial board and the approval of the jury, he can get encouragement and sit in the national class. Having a national card in the country is the highest level of refereeing, and it was decided that referees who referee 15 games at all levels of the leagues can sit in the national class. In the past, some judges with national cards did not judge at all or had little presence. It was decided not to give them a card until they judge this number of games.

The head of the jury added: “Some classes were not held on time due to the corona.” That’s why we gave six months so that no one’s right is lost. It was also revealed that no arbitrator at any level from now on has the right to speak, contact and communicate with the members of the department and the jury. Only one person should be selected as the liaison between us and the judges of each province in order to advance the goals in one direction and to avoid scattered and burdensome professions in any direction to take time. We also got a very good decision. Some national arbitrators may have judged more than the international arbitrator, but we did not supervise them before. The previous refereeing committee had ruled that only international referees could oversee top matches. It was decided that any arbitrator with 120 judgments should be added to the House of Observers.

Afsharian explained: We delegated the provincial boards to hold second and third grade refereeing classes with their own solutions and the referees’ cards should be issued by the boards, but in the promotion classes all teachers should be present by choosing the jury committee to reach a good position. The jury will send educational instructors to the provinces.

Regarding the referees who did not receive their demands by the end of the fourteenth week of the Premier League, and what the refereeing committee has to do to resolve this issue, he said: Their account will be deposited. Then their salaries will be paid for half a season. In tomorrow’s meeting, we will file a lawsuit and discuss this issue. I hope we can make the final decisions about the judges’ fees. The same 400% wage increase applies.

The head of the referee committee of the Football Federation said about the remuneration of female referees: The decision of the board of directors is that this increase of wages should be 400% for all categories of the country, both men and women. The league organization may be empty-handed and have trouble paying, but it will definitely happen because the board must approve it.

Regarding the latest status of using the var system, Afsharian replied: “This is a detailed discussion, but the Football Federation, Azizi, Khadem and all elements of the federation are determined for this to happen.” After we reached a dead end with the previous company that brought VAR to Iran offline for any reason, but in the meantime, there were correspondences. FIFA has selected five companies that can work in this field. The football federation is doing a very good job with great seriousness. VAR is one of the concerns of this federation and do not doubt that good things will happen in this regard. We may make decisions on this tomorrow at the board meeting.

“I agree with that,” he said of the improper radio system and the judges’ use of the AirPod. There are already simplifications, the existing systems are depreciated and the new system is not provided. Letters have been sent and in the second half of this year the radio systems will be charged for the judges.

The chairman of the jury said about their plans to prevent some incidents such as collusion and corruption in arbitration: “I have not seen anything insignificant since I came.” If there was anything, it was a local word or hadith or conversation. We did not really see anything, if there is a big or even a small issue related to this issue, I, the speakers, the secretary general and the federation as a whole have dealt with it severely and we are trying to give the right to the rightful. Our judges are in a glass room and have no room for error. I, the speakers and other officials are not innocent and we may make mistakes in the arrangement, but what we want is to move forward with honesty, justice and with all our might. I do not love anyone as much as my own reputation.

Afsharian said about the issues raised regarding his relationship and differences with Reza Sokhandan: Sokhandan has a long way to go in arbitration and I am also in the service of electing the assembly here. It is normal for disagreements to arise in the discussion of arrangement and oversight, but we do not do that at all if we want to feel self-inflicted and the judges get hit. Do not doubt that we will move forward together in coordination until the day we are here, and no one will see our differences outside of this, because the arbitration community can not be hurt by any issue. We are together and if we work healthily, we will provide more services to the refereeing community.

Regarding the rumors of Sokhandan’s absence in the previous meeting of the jury due to disagreement and anger, he said: “Sokhandan was upset in a 10-day process for any reason I do not know the logic of. He expected us to do and solve everything in six months like Robin Hood, but when we got to work we saw that we had to work slowly and slowly. He was upset, but after that we talked and the problem was solved. From now on we have no problem.

The head of the Football Federation’s refereeing committee explained about the problem of referees’ uniforms: “If I am here for another six months or two months, I will be clear because I will not trade the table with anything but the referees.” We had two meetings with the sponsor and the company said that I only rented the referee uniform and there was nothing in the contract to provide the referees’ clothes. In return, I gave money to the federation. Azizi Khadem ordered me 20 days ago to report all the weaknesses and shortcomings of the clothes. I sent this report and it has entered the process of providing the clothes and the place of purchase. In the second half of the season, all our judges will go to the competitions in full clothes, overalls and bags, unless something special happens.

Afsharian, in response to the protest of some coaches against the non-selection of some referees in the fourteenth week, replied: In the fourteenth, thirteenth and twelfth weeks, there were no refereeing problems. In no match was the score transferred due to a mistake by the referees. Let us do our job. We have two duties against the refereeing team and the teams. We try not to have any problems. I’m more obsessed with coaches, but what I do have are clear referees that we need to annoy. We may be wrong, but let’s do our job.

Regarding the criticism of coaches like Alireza Mansoorian against the performance of the fourth referees, he said: “I heard Mansoorian speak.” We must use the words of a coach for the benefit of the refereeing community. Maybe that coach speaks his mind and is not intentional. I have to observe, balance and analyze this and say it in the referees’ half. Maybe we can reach this conclusion to help the team bench with more peace and a better plan so that the tension is not charged from the bench to the ground. I am not saying that I completely agree with Mansourian’s words, but it is possible to think of ways to solve this problem with the words of Herbie’s coaches.

The chairman of the jury stated: it is better for four people to judge one hundred percent than three people. Every moment the fourth referee hits can save the game, ‌ but letting the unconventional bench attack the referee is another matter. We try to solve the faint events of the game in the middle of the season.

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