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        "id": 1387762,
        "msgid": "clubs-said-to-be-at-fault-in-collusion-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-02-17 00:00:00",
        "title": "Clubs said to be at fault in collusion",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Clubs said to be at fault in collusion JAKARTA (JP): Club officials should also share the blame for any collusion between referees and clubs, chief referee Djafar Umar says. Djafar, head of the referee commission for the Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI), said Sunday that club officials often handed out incentives outside the referees' honorarium. \"With the incentives, the referees forget themselves and misuse their authority.",
        "content": "<p>Clubs said to be at fault in collusion<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Club officials should also share the blame for<br>\nany collusion between referees and clubs, chief referee Djafar<br>\nUmar says.<\/p>\n<p>Djafar, head of the referee commission for the Indonesian<br>\nSoccer Federation (PSSI), said Sunday that club officials often<br>\nhanded out incentives outside the referees' honorarium.<\/p>\n<p>\"With the incentives, the referees forget themselves and<br>\nmisuse their authority. It is impossible for referees to be<br>\ninvolved in collusion without the involvement of the club<br>\nofficials. I believe these officials are the cause of the<br>\ncollusion,\" Djafar said Sunday as quoted by Kompas.<\/p>\n<p>Djafar was referring to a statement made by Andy Darussalam on<br>\nSaturday that collusion frequently occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Andy is chairman of the soccer club Persija Selatan.<\/p>\n<p>\"Andy is right. Referees should not be blamed entirely. We<br>\nshould observe who is actually involved in this,\" Djafar said in<br>\nresponse to reports that he had received a certain amount of<br>\nmoney from referees who passed the tests to become FIFA referees.<\/p>\n<p>Djafar believes there is nothing wrong with this as it was a<br>\ntoken of gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>\"As an official of the federation, I do not receive any<br>\nhonorarium and I certainly need money to pay telephone bills or<br>\nto go to competitions. PSSI does not pay for those expenditures.<br>\nI think it's unfair that I should pay all costs while there are<br>\nPSSI officials who earn millions of rupiah,\" Djafar said.<\/p>\n<p>In view of this situation, Djafar intends to quit the<br>\nfederation. \"I leave the matter to PSSI to choose somebody else<br>\nto take care of the refereeing.\" (lnt)<\/p>",
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