Hanzu Evening News 2023 12 10 Unequal pay for equal work?Korean professional referees are not as g

Mondo Workplace Updated on 2024-01-28

Hello everyone, today is December 10, 2023. Below, let's take a look at today's "Hanzu Evening News" focus news, which is as follows:

Character: Huang Renfan

1. Survival dilemma: Korean professional referees are not as good as amateur referees

2. K4 will usher in new friends next year, and Nanyangzhou FC will be officially established

3. European arena: Kim Min-jae suffered a heavy defeat, and Hong Hyun-seok scored the first goal after his comeback

Let's take a look at the details of each news

Since "Luck" joined Serbian Premier League powerhouse Red Star Belgrade before the transfer window closed, Hwang In-beom has cherished every opportunity to play in the team and hopes to regain his name through his own efforts. Of course, compared to Greece at that time, no matter how dazzling the data is after joining the team, not scoring a goal has always been a problem for him!Now, this heart disease has been completely eliminated. In the 18th round of the Serbian Super League that ended last night at home against Lučani Juniors, "Red Star No. 66" finally completed his first goal in the Serbian Super League!In the 89th minute, Huang Renfan found a killing opportunity through relentless running, and scored his first goal in the Serbian Super League with a shot directly through the opponent's goal. In the end, the team won 3-1, and Hwang In-beom also further established his position in the team with his first goal for the club. Hopefully, he can return to his form in the Russian Premier League and contribute to South Korea's Asian Cup next year.

With the end of the two relegation play-offs, the 2023 season of Korean football has come to an end. After the game, South Korea's **spotv published an intriguing article, in which his focus was not on the players, but on the enforcers on the field - the referees. At the beginning of his article, he "pointed out" a cruel fact: "The referees of the Korean professional leagues are not as well paid as the referees who enforce the law in the semi-professional leagues (K3, K4), or even none." The cause of this matter was a meeting of the Korean Football Association's board of directors in November this year, and the main topic of the board of directors this time was to discuss the issue of allowances and travel expenses for referees in competitions owned by the Korean Football Association, including the issue of referees' allowances. In the end, the board of directors decided to "increase the referee fee by 20%!"."But the interesting thing is that the Korean K1 and K2 leagues are affiliated with the Korean Professional Football League, not the Korean Football Association, which means that this time the board of directors actually did not consider the interests of the referees under the professional league, and the salary gap between the referees themselves has widened!

The referees of the Korean professional league have been under great pressure to enforce the law, with 38 rounds in the K1 league and a total of 228 gamesThere are 36 rounds in the K2 League, a total of 216 games, and if you count the playoffs and relegation play-offs, basically the referees in the K1 League will blow 230 games, and the referees in the K2 League will blow 220 games. Compared with the amateur league, which is rarely televised, the professional league has a very high degree of popularity, and it has also attracted the attention of the first. Every penalty mistake may be intentionally or unintentionally amplified, which directly affects the psychology of referees and even normal life. Therefore, after learning that the referees of the amateur league received allowances, the referees of the professional league quit!They want "equal treatment". In this regard, Lee Jung-min, chairman of the referee committee of the Korean Football Association, said: "I think it is natural for the referees (in the professional league) to complain. I have no intention of stopping the dissatisfaction of the referees, because of course the referee's salary should be raised. And this season the K-League has been very successful but there are no referee awards, which is very disappointing from our point of view. ”

But does he have the final say?The referees of the Korean professional league did not think like Lee Jung-min, and they even said that "it doesn't matter how much the allowance is", just to seek "fairness". In fact, from what we have learned, the referees who enforce the law in the K League are not rich, and only 18 million won (about 9 yuan) were given after 36 rounds of regular season play70,000), and if you deduct another 3With a 3% income tax, they only have 17 million won (about 9 yuan.)20,000).

It is very difficult to earn 17 million won after a year of hard work, especially for a group of new training soldiers or referees who have been "demoted" from K1 to K2, and it is very difficult to make a living in big cities such as Seoul;If they are not reimbursed for their travel expenses and given adequate allowances, they will even have to live in debt, because those "salaries" of K2 are almost insignificant. This afternoon, the Korean Professional League Referees Association held a special meeting to solicit everyone's opinions, and they have only one demand - to treat amateur referees equally!At least the allowances and travel expenses that amateur referees have, and professional league referees also have them!

There is pressure in all walks of life, and referees are no exception. The offer of a salary increase is good, but it needs to be treated equally. We just want everything to be fair, not to artificially widen the chasm, and to avoid unnecessary hostility from peers. We will also continue to pay attention to this incident. Hope to get a HE result.

The 2023 season of Korean professional football has come to an end, and the question of the expansion of the new season has a new answer today, but not K1 and K2 of the professional league, but the K4 league of the semi-professional league. It is reported that on the 28th of this month, a new team will be officially established and successfully registered for next year's K4 League, which is Namyangju FC. Namyangju FC is located in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and is a citizen team, and when Namyangju decided to establish a team in 2023, it solicited the opinions of citizens, and finally received more than half of the votes, and finally decided to submit an application to the Korean Football Association, which was approved. At present, the team has hired Jin Xingyi, who has coached in the lower leagues, as the manager, and he will build a new team of nearly 30 people. For Namyangju FC, the establishment of a team to participate in South Korea's domestic league is itself a kind of support for the development of sports in South Korea. I don't know what kind of performance they will bring in the K4 league next year.

Finally, let's take a look at the performance of the Korean players in Europe. After a rare break from heavy snowfall, Kim and his teammates embarked on an away trip against Eintracht Frankfurt. But no one expected that Bayern would usher in a 1-5 defeat after the game, not only failed to temporarily overtake Stuttgart, but also suffered major humiliation. In this game, Kim Min-jae, who played the whole game, performed poorly like his teammates, although there was no direct and obvious "point error", but he was not in shape at all. In the 24th minute, he also received a yellow card for a rough foul. This fiasco actually came at the right time for Bayern, and they must be ashamed and brave in the Champions League match with Manchester United in the middle of next week!

Let's look at the First League. In the first match of the French league, Paris Saint-Germain ushered in the challenge of Nantes, and Li Gangren started as a right midfielder and played the whole game. The reason why he was placed on the right wing-back was because Paris right winger Dembele will be suspended for the game against Borussia Dortmund in midweek, so coach Enrique tried to replace him with Li Gangren, but in practice, Li Gangren is not suitable for this new position. He didn't link up much with Achraf in the game, and it wasn't until Dembele came on in the second half and Lee Gang-in returned to his familiar left flank that he proved his presence. In the end, Paris won 2-1, Li Gangren did not score or assist, and perhaps next week's Champions League life and death match where his starting position will be the key to whether the team can qualify.

Look at the Premier League. In last night's Premier League match against Nottingham Forest, Hwang Hee-chan, who started the game, did not score. He was limited to just one shot on goal, and this time it was over the woodwork. In the 76th minute of the second half, Hwang Hee-chan burst into the penalty area and was pushed down from behind by the opponent, but the referee on duty refused to award a penalty and signaled the game to continue. In the end, the two sides drew 1-1. As the opponent gradually becomes familiar with Huang Xican's characteristics, Huang Xican must find a new way to defeat the enemy.

Let's take a look at Xiao Pei's performance. In the 20th round of the Championship last night, Stoke City lost 0-1 to Sheffield Wednesday, suffering four consecutive defeats!Bae Jun-ho played the full game for the first time as a left wing-back, which was also the first time he played a full game since joining the team. In stoppage time, Stoke City once again made the same lax mistake as in the previous round, and was finally killed by the opponent, hated at home, and fell to the relegation zone after six rounds of winlessness. Although Bae Junhao has worked hard, he is unable to help the team, maybe this is the process he has to go through.

Finally, let's take a look at the Belgian league. Last night, the 17th round of the 2023-24 league season was contested. Gent welcomed Molenbeek at home, and Hong Hyun Seok returned to the starting line as a striker, scoring his first goal since his comeback in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage timeIn the end, Gent won 4-0 and Hong Hyun-seok was substituted in the 77th minute. His current record is 3 goals and 2 assists in 11 games, and Hong Hyun Seok will continue to shine as the league continues. After winning gold in the Asian Games and being exempted from military service, Hong Hyun-seok's future is bright!

(Editor in charge: Korean Football Research Association).

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