Walid Moaz, former vice-chairman of the FA’s Dispute Resolution Office, explained that the sporting world needs integrity, legal experience, understanding of sport, and the selection of judicial committee members, stressing the need to promote a legal culture to avoid dissatisfaction with judicial committee decisions. This was made in a speech on the Inside the Goal programme, in which he said: “The spectator experience in the Saudi league is flawed and there is room for improvement in the selection of foreign referees.” He further added, “There is quality competition in the Saudi league, and although I don’t like the level of refereeing, it’s not that bad.” Revealing that he had deleted a photo of Majed Al Nafii, he said: “Al Nafii has stopped following the club’s news and with that in mind his photo has been deleted.”
Regarding the case of Mohamed Kanno, he said: “The case of Mohamed Kanno, Al Hilal and Al Nasr was not difficult, but rather exciting. We did not delay it, and we were not under any pressure or guidance to take a legal decision. We were only asked about the date of the announcement of the decision.”
“For example, if I am the chair of a disciplinary committee and I run a law firm that contracts with a company that is associated with the president of the Saudi Football Federation or the Basketball Federation, is this a conflict of interest?” he said, referring to the work of numerous committee members in multiple organizations.
Walid Mouas, former deputy director of the Football Association’s Dispute Resolution Office, has made it clear that the world of sport needs more than just the selection of judicial committee members, it needs integrity, legal expertise and an understanding of the sport. He emphasized the need to promote a legal culture so that there is no dissatisfaction with the Judiciary Committee’s decisions. This came during a speech on the show Inside the Goal, in which he said: “The spectator experience in the Saudi league is flawed and the selection of foreign referees could be improved.” “The Saudi league is competitive… I am not satisfied with the level of refereeing, but it is not blatantly bad,” he added, revealing that he had removed Majid Al Nafai’s photo. “Al Nafai stopped following the club’s news and his photo was removed on that basis.”
Regarding the case of Mohamed Kanno, he said: “The case of Mohamed Kanno, Al Hilal and Al Nasr was not difficult. In fact, it was more exciting. We were not pressured or instructed to delay it or make a legal decision. We were only asked about the timing of the announcement of the decision.”
Regarding the work of multiple committee members in multiple organizations, he said: “For example, if I am the chair of a disciplinary committee and I run a law firm, and that firm has contracts with companies associated with the Saudi Football Association and the president of basketball, is this a conflict of interest?”
