Federico Beligoy, national director of arbitration of the AFAmet this Wednesday with different Argentine soccer captains and coaches in Ezeiza. And, then, the former referee publicly announced changes to the arbitration regulations with a focus on the implementation of the guideline. “Captains Only” that emerge from that meeting.
What is this about? That only the player wearing the ribbon will be authorized to speak with the main judge, either to make complaints or debate a crucial decision. As was unofficially learned, it will take effect this weekend on date 14 of the Professional League.
“We wanted everyone to know the place where we work, to see that we are all equal, that we all work for and for football,” Beligoy began by saying. “Together we have to try to stop these sequences that make football very ugly” he added.
The person in charge of reading the changes was Angel Sanchez, former international referee and instructor of the National Directorate of Refereeing (DNA): “We work with referees for their improvement and development. We have seen around the world that more and more complaints appear, more demonstrations by players on the field of play, deteriorating the image and authority of the referees. That is why FIFA, seeking to prevent and not punish, issued this rule.”
Additionally, to prevent players from harassing or surrounding the referee in momentous situations following incidents or fundamental decisions: