Friday, March 1, 2013
Yesterday morning, February 28, 2013, was the first time I see Lebanon mentioned on Euronews sports program on cable. It concerned the national Lebanese soccer team match fixing. About two hours after that, the Lebanese sports minister was being interviewed on one local news radio station. He said he was very happy that for the first time wrong doers are being persecuted in Lebanon by the Lebanese Federation and that it is outside the Ministry's scope to punish the relevant players and staff. He did not offer his resignation.
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Once more, yesterday morning, Saturday March 9, Euronews was generous in citing Lebanon in its Sports Section. Under the title Shame. It showed footages from a league two soccer game: the referee showing a yellow card then a red card to the same player. The players gets enraged and hands a beating to the referee assisted by the team and the staff. I was glad to hear that the referee announced his resignation shortly after the event.
Will even their mothers bail them out? is it a trilogy? Last week three Lebanese referees were arrested in Singapore for match fixing. They were bribed by sexual services, not even money. Referees not junior players. What worse could hit Lebanese football. I would be glad of these referees stay in Singapore and not return to Lebanon.
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