After 24 hours almost nothing has changed. F League referees continue their decision not to officiate the matches given to them because they do not understand enough the fee the clubs offer them for this season. Three meetings since this Monday, two of which have taken place at the request of the CSD, have resulted in the positions of Liga F and RFEF moderate, but without approaching an intermediate point that allows us to see an end close to the arbitration break..

Members, through the RFEF, which acts as its representative, They continue to charge a gross annual fee of 50,000 euros. Liga F stays on the numbers it put on the table on Monday: 25,000 euros, half.

According to sources consulted by EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA, the newspaper of the Prensa Ibérica group to which this newspaper belongs, during the meeting CSD suggested that Liga F pay the referees “whatever they can get”. An amount that the institution, headed by Beatriz Álvarez Mesa, estimated at 25,000 euros for the chief referees and 14,000 euros for the assistants..

The government has urged the F League to raise the second figure to 16,000 euros, given that is the minimum wage for football players, a proposal that employers will eventually accept. For its part, the F League emphasizes: In his bid for line judges, they would charge more than five times what they had ever done..

RFEF offer

RFEF resources explain during the meeting: He offered a reduction of 650,000 euros per year on non-wage costs: travel, overnight stay, organization, seminars… “The difference from yesterday to today is very small and the girls felt so worthless,” said Yolanda Parga, head of women’s refereeing at the RFEF, anticipating a new rejection from those affected.

In short, the situation does not seem close to being resolved. There will be another meeting on Thursday, but at the weekend, the second of the championship may take place, while optimism does not reign. The tone, yes, seems more cordial after those three meetings.

The first was called into the CSD minutes after the press conference given by the judges on Monday morning, in which they defended their position not to referee until they had the working conditions they deemed fit and worthy of the professional status of the competition. . They also claimed that this decision was theirs alone and that they were not manipulated or influenced by Luis Rubiales..

This first meeting served to calm the atmosphere and re-start contacts between the parties, which met again on Tuesday morning without the participation of Government members. This meeting was a disaster and forced CSD to hold a new meeting for Tuesday afternoon, the third one. In it, better words but almost distanced stances.