The Federation requests foreign referees for derby and El Clásico matches

Al-Ittihad Club officials have identified a dedicated strategy to request foreign referees for Al-Ameen’s matches this season, in local competitions.

Al-Ittihad Club requested a foreign refereeing team once. During the current season, in its match against Al-Taawoun, which the team won by two goals to one, in the second round of the league championship.

And the failure to use a local crew in the scheduled matches between Al-Wahda and Al-Ain. September 24, in the round of 32 of the King’s Cup.

According to what was published in the reports, the strategy of the duo, Domingo Suarez, the CEO of the Federation, and Ramon Blanes, the club’s sporting director, depends on the request of foreign referees for the captain in the derby matches against the neighbor Al-Ahly and El Clásico. In front of Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal.

It is noteworthy that the cost of requesting 4 foreign referees for each team reaches 175 thousand riyals and becomes 219 thousand riyals if the crew becomes composed of five referees.