According to Ecuadorian local media expreso, the back pay owed to referees in the Ecuadorian Professional League has been paid, and the second stage of the competition will officially resume tomorrow.
The media wrote that after intense negotiations, the Ecuadorian League organization and the referees have reached an agreement. The second stage of the competition will officially restart after the sponsor made up the arrears. At the same time, the referees for the second stage of the league have also been appointed.
The president of the Football Federation, Lol, announced the news in a video. He also revealed that after talking with Muntes, all the debts of the referees have been paid. They will receive $1.3 million, and they will discuss whether to reduce their salaries later.
It is understood that since 2018, the Ecuadorian Football Federation has been in arrears, and more than 500 referees across all levels of Ecuadorian leagues have been waiting for their salaries for a long time. Some referees have had to find other jobs to support their families. Recently, desperate referees couldn’t bear it anymore and organized a large-scale strike. The president of the Football Federation later said he didn’t understand the referees’ behavior, and that the fact was that the Football Federation had money, but they wanted to sit down and talk with everyone.
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