Sport Politics Local 2025-11-01T01:19:11+00:00

UAE Clubs Crisis: Coaches, Players and Fan Demands

Tension is rising in UAE sports clubs. Fans demand coach dismissals over poor results, players criticize them for forgetting past successes, and coaches complain about low salaries. Serious disputes exist between coaches and players.


UAE Clubs Crisis: Coaches, Players and Fan Demands

Fans of a team in the ADNOC Pro League consider the failure of the coach to sign players correctly as the main reason behind the team's unsatisfactory results, demanding his immediate dismissal.A former international player, who previously played in the Pro League before retiring, criticized the fans of his former team for demanding the coach's sacking after the team was eliminated from the cup following a single loss, questioning why they forget his repeated successes in the league.A source close to a coach of a team sport has expressed frustration over the lack of a salary increase or bonus since he took charge of the first team about seven years ago, which makes him feel frustrated, especially as he has achieved a large number of successes with the club.Sources close to one of the Pro League clubs have revealed the existence of disputes between the team's coach and five players since the end of last season, pointing out that the club's management did not intervene to resolve them, and that two of the players preferred to leave the team at the start of the current season, while the others do not participate in matches.An expert in goalkeeping training confirmed that the youth sector lacks the presence of competent coaches to qualify young goalkeepers who await a promising future, calling on club administrations to attract goalkeeping coaches who possess experiences and certificates that qualify them technically and mentally, similar to what developed clubs do internationally.