The administration of a club, whose team participates in the youth league, has commented on the stance of the opposing coach for including the opposing goalkeeper in the joint warm-up with his own goalkeeper, due to the sudden absence of the goalkeeping coach. The club confirmed that this reflects a high sporting spirit. Sports observers following the First Division League expressed surprise that most clubs do not have a specialized sports doctor to accompany their teams and rely on therapists who may not be specialists. They called on the football federation to monitor the matter due to its importance. The administration of one of the clubs in the ADNOC Professional League has tasked a well-known agent with scouting talents during the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, preferring that the prospective player come from one of the Arab national teams in preparation for a contract. An administrator of a club playing in the First Division League preferred not to give a statement after his team's loss, despite the players showing a good technical level, for fear of embarrassing the club's administration, which had expected an easy win. A goalkeeping coach of an Emirati youth team honored the opposing goalkeeper as well as his own, praising their high sporting spirit despite a heavy defeat. The coach explained that this honor aims to support the goalkeeper, help him develop, and not shake his self-confidence. A coach of a First Division team described his team's loss in a friendly match against a club in the ADNOC Professional League as a positive result, based on the disparity in resources between the two teams.
UAE Football Clubs: Sportsmanship and Challenges
A UAE club praised the sportsmanship of a rival coach. Experts call for addressing the lack of sports doctors in First Division clubs. Reports also cover talent scouting and coaches' decisions to avoid comments after losses.