As: Spanish referee group meets with the President of the Spanish Football Association to discuss the establishment of referee unions

May 10th News Ass reported that the Spanish referee group is at the forefront. On Friday they went to the Spanish Football Association to have a long meeting with President Raphael Luzan to express their concerns. Luzan gave them firm support and endorsement, and the referees were satisfied.

Among the many issues discussed, the idea of ​​establishing a trade union-like organization to defend the interests of the referee is gradually advancing. RFEF conveyed strong support to the referees and helped them protect themselves in the face of ongoing attacks and slander. However, the idea of ​​setting up an organization that can strengthen the referee group has been considered for some time.

It is understood that this idea was again raised and further supported at the meeting with Luzan. The French model is a reference, an independent union that has existed for many years, unites referees and provides assistance in various aspects such as health, injuries, taxation, law, society, training, and also strictly defends the referees’ personal and collective interests. The idea of ​​"building a union" is not new, but it matures again after recent statements by controversial referees De Burgos Beniocea and Gonzalez Fultes. Part of the idea is the

referees referees referees refer to taking measures to deal with attacks from different roles in football. It should be noted that this concept of "trade union" has nothing to do with another project proposed by the Arbitration Reform Commission, which allows different groups to contribute opinions to the reform of the arbitration system. It has been proposed that the referee group should be independent from the Football Association and La Liga, just like Germany or England. But this was not covered in the talks with Luzan, as the referee’s main goal is to feel support in the face of a series of attacks recently suffered, especially insults and offensive behaviors that have occurred in low-level matches. After the meeting, the two sides expressed unity and confirmed that RFEF was the home of the referees, and the referees also believed that their home was the Football Association.