“I
am a bit like a helicopter, above the melee,
” laughs Arsène Wenger.
Player in the 70s then coach of the 80s until his departure from Arsenal in 2018, the 71-year-old Alsatian technician can indeed look at refereeing with more height today.
This is why he agreed to take on the role of sponsor of the National Refereeing Days, organized by La Poste, succeeding the former captain of the Blues of basketball, Boris Diaw.
“
I accepted because refereeing is an activity I spend more and more time on at Fifa -
he was appointed head of World Football Development in November 2019
- and I'm interested in improving the rules of the game,
”he says, humbly acknowledging that he knows“
poorly
”this profession.
“
I also think that arbitration has become more and more important in society.
Today, it is a recognized and essential event of sports activity.
And sport will still experience a huge evolution
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