With the intention of ensuring respect for the people in charge of imposing justice on the playing fields, UEFA has asked the referees to take a hard line against the pressure that certain players try to generate with fouls or exaggerated claims, which they seek impact on the value judgment of the referees.
In this sense, the Italian Roberto Resetti, president of the UEFA Referees Committee, spoke of the conduct of some soccer players and called them unprofessional since he only seeks to deceive the judges so that these show yellow or red cards to the opposing team.
“We are concerned, we do not like these incidents to occur. They damage the game and its image. This behavior is not respectful, nor does it show a spirit of fair play when players, for example, try to trick a referee or pressure the referee to caution or send off an opponent”, said Rosetti.
It should be noted that during the winter, the governing body of European football dictated an online course due to the covid restrictions, in which they participated 39 referees to whom certain points were reinforced to face the second half of the campaign in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
In this sense, the president of the Referees Committee made an explicit recommendation in which he urged the referees not to let themselves be carried away by pressure from anyone. “It is especially important that referees always act based on what they see, not what they hear”.
“We don’t want this to happen, we can’t accept it. Showing respect on the field is important. Therefore, referees are asked to be vigilant and take appropriate, firm and consistent action in these cases,” he added.
Likewise, Rosetti took the time to talk about VAR and its importance for football, although he stressed that it is important not to abuse its use. “VAR is important for our game. The goal is not to overuse the system, the goal is minimal intervention for maximum benefit. And we know there is always room for improvement, so fine-tuning work is constantly ongoing,” added Rosetti.
Although the theoretical part of the course was carried out by videoconference, the referees had to pass physical tests in their respective countries, which were recorded and sent along with the results. to the Belgian sports scientist and UEFA referee training expert, the Belgian Werner Helsen
The course also included practical and theoretical sessions on hands, offside and actions in the penalty area, given by the vice-president of the UEFA Referees Committee, the Scotsman Hugh Dallas, the refereeing officer, the Slovenian Vlado Sajn, and the Dutchman Bjorn Kuipers, who recently joined the UEFA team after retiring as a referee at the end of 2021.
UEFA confirmed that those attending the sessions included Colombian John Ospina and Venezuelan Ana Emikar Calderas, CONMEBOL referees, within the collaboration program that UEFA has with the South American confederation.
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