Taj: We don’t know how the money for VAR should be provided in freedom/we can’t ask FIFA and AFC in any way

According to the Fars news agency, Mehdi Taj called his meeting with Hamid Sajjadi positive, Sajjadi said: yesterday he had a meeting with Mehdi Mohammadnabi, the first vice president of the Football Federation, Amir Qala Navii, the head coach of the Iranian national football team, and Reza Enaiti, the head coach of the Omid national team. We held a meeting with the Minister of Sports and Youth at the Ministry. In this meeting, we presented a report on how to select the head coach of the Omid national team and how to prepare the national teams, and we discussed and exchanged opinions on issues related to football and upcoming events.

He stated that in this meeting, various talks were discussed in detail about the upcoming events, and said: The Minister of Sports and Youth expressed his point of view and mentioned some things for the successful participation of the expedition teams.

The president of the football federation emphasized that the people and officials want the success of the national football teams in important international events, and emphasized: “In order to achieve success, we have to overcome obstacles and Sajjadi also promised that necessary measures will be taken in this regard.”

Taj went on to explain the upcoming events in football and by announcing that 4 teams are ready to be sent to important events, he noted: Currently, the under-20 national team is in the Kafa tournament and the beach football team of our country He also became the runner-up in the Asian competition.

In the continuation of his speech, he announced the sending of the national youth team and the women’s team and added: “At the moment, I don’t think that our activity can be compared with any group with these 4 upcoming missions, and we must try so that the sent teams can achieve the best results for our country.” to bring

The president of the football federation further pointed out the problems facing this group and considered the sanctions as a serious threat to this federation and said: This issue is a serious pressure for us. Due to the sanctions, neither the football federation nor the clubs can receive money from FIFA and AFC in any way.

He stated that equipping Azadi Stadium with VAR was another issue raised with the Minister of Sports and Youth, and stated: In this meeting, we also stated the necessary information about equipping VAR and obtaining a professional license and the conditions of FIFA and AFC requirements. Regarding the process of their implementation, we provided the necessary report.

Taj emphasized: Azadi Stadium is leased by Esteghlal, Persepolis and the Football Federation. Many national team games are played there, so how to equip Azadi Stadium should be important for everyone. Azadi Stadium, in addition to its construction and equipment, the discussion of its cameras is extremely important, and there is also the discussion of VAR, which we must equip the stadiums for next year.

He stated that Persepolis and Esteghlal do not have enough income to cover the various expenses of Azadi Stadium, and stated: We do not know how the money should be covered. The Football Federation itself is one of the beneficiaries of this issue. This issue is being investigated, but in general, the issues related to Golgohar Sirjan Stadium are followed up by Golgohar Club itself, or the expenses related to Naqsh Jahan Stadium in Isfahan are investigated by Sepahan Club itself. Currently, this stadium has 3 operators, and in this regard, a solution should be considered for it.

The president of the football federation said about obtaining a professional license and the talks he had with the minister of sports and youth: “Sajjadi knows the issues well and I hope that the issues will go forward under favorable conditions.” Those who got the professional license, whose duties are clear, and those who could not get the professional license, have time to appeal and the appeal committee should be formed and see what happens.

In the end, he said: Fortunately, our teams get results. However, we do not like to fail. The beach team, futsal and the women’s team have achieved good results and we do not want to experience defeat, and therefore we are trying to remove the obstacles that exist in the field of the national team. Actually, like other teams, we would like the adult football team to get results.

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