Referees’ unions stand up for their profession amid ongoing harassment | OneFootball

The Argentine referees have responded to the various accusations and "harassment" they have faced recently. Their "unions," the Triple A and the 'UADA', issued different statements condemning the accusers and even pointing fingers at them.

The Argentine Referees Association (AAA) stated that the accusations come from "a sector lacking representativeness" and that it "lacks" knowledge of Argentine refereeing. In the same statement, they proudly noted that "Argentine refereeing is an international benchmark".

Continuing, when mentioning what they endure, they spoke of "discourses filled with violence, aggression, suspicion, and misinformation". Similarly, they expressed their support for the referees they represent and affirmed that "we will continue working towards achieving excellence in refereeing".

In the end, they issued a statement to tone down the situation, expressing that "protecting refereeing is protecting football and defending those who practice it".

In line with the AAA, the interior referees' union expressed their stance: "Under no circumstances will it tolerate questioning the professionalism of refereeing".

"Decisions, successes, virtues, or mistakes can be discussed, but under no circumstances the honorability of our colleagues", they stated; they pointed to "the voices of opportunism" and their lack of representativeness, and emphasized: "We deny any knowledge of irregularities".

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