Headline: Controversial statements about 'leaders who want to control Ecuadorian arbitration and corruption' forced Carlos Manzur, who resigned as president of the Arbitration Commission of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), to appear before fourteen club directors to discuss this issue, revealed Esteban Paz, manager of Liga de Quito.
Quote: "I feel that there are not the necessary conditions to be able to seek a real change that improves our arbitration. The majority of leaders are focused on trying to control the arbitration so that their rivals cannot. That is the level of distrust that exists. And that is not how we can work. Referees gain experience by refereeing, just like players. If a player makes a mistake, more trust is given to them to work; it should be the same for referees, but if a referee makes a mistake, everyone wants sanctions so that they don't referee again. Corruption exists. But the only way to fight against it is to eliminate the corruptor," Manzur said a week ago to EL UNIVERSO when he resigned from the commission.
Response: In response to this, Paz, in a conversation with radio La Red, stated: "Yesterday (Tuesday, November 10) Carlos Manzur explained to us the complaints about the pressures in the arbitration issue, we were directors who want a better Ecuadorian football."
Plans: Without giving the names of other participants and whether it was in person or via telematics, the representative of Liga de Quito hopes that a consensus be reached between the FEF and LigaPro to find a solution.
Latest Development: On Thursday, November 5, Luis Muentes, president of the Ecuadorian Association of Football Referees, in an interview with EL UNIVERSO, said: "We have the names of those people and corrupt referees. I am denouncing them and tomorrow (today) we will give the names and surnames."
This newspaper tried to contact Muentes by telephone in recent days to find out if the complaint was filed with the ordinary justice system and the names of the people involved in this case, but he never responded. (D)