في عالم الرياضة، لا شك أن للملعب هيبته، وللانتخابات معاييرها وأنظمتها التي تضمن الحياد.
ولكن حين يختلط الأداء الفني بالتوجيه العاطفي، تختل المعادلة التي تقوم عليها العدالة المؤسسية داخل الأندية.
ليست كل الإشارات بالضرورة مخالفة.. ولكن ليست كل الإشارات بريئة أيضاً.
خصوصاً حين تصدر من لاعبٍ لا يزال على رأس القائمة، ويملك تأثيراً جماهيرياً هائلاً، ويُصدر رسالةً مُعلنة في توقيت بالغ الحساسية، تُشبه في نغمتها ما يُقال عادة في ختام المعركة لا في لحظة الاقتراع.
ما يدفع لطرح هذا الحديث هو ما حدث مؤخراً، حين قام أحد اللاعبين المحترفين، والذين لا يزالون ضمن القائمة الأساسية للفريق، بنشر رسالة علنية في يوم انتخابي مفتوح، تحمل مضموناً داعماً لأحد المرشحين، بأسلوب رمزي لكنه واضح في معناه وتوقيته.
ورغم أن اللاعب لم يصرّح بتأييده رسمياً، إلا أن نشر صورة رسمية مع المرشح وإعادة التذكير بعلاقة «البداية المشتركة»، في لحظة مفصلية، لا يمكن اعتباره محايداً أو عابراً.
وما زاد من حساسية الموقف أن المرشح نفسه قام بإعادة التفاعل علناً، مما حوّل العلاقة الشخصية إلى رمز انتخابي صريح في توقيت غير مناسب.
اللاعب هو عنصر أساسي في جسد الفريق، لكن ذلك لا يمنحه حق التأثير على المسار الإداري، ولا يجعله في موقع يسمح له صراحة أو تلميحاً بترجيح طرف على آخر، خصوصاً حين تكون العملية الانتخابية جارية، ومفتوحة أمام الناخبين تحت مظلة لجنة رسمية.
نحن هنا لا نتحدث عن تغريدة عابرة، بل عن فارق معنوي غير عادل، يحدث حين يشعر أحد المرشحين أن أصوات النجوم باتت له، ليس من باب الحب الشخصي، بل من باب التأثير الجماهيري على المتابعين، خاصة الجدد أو المترددين.
اللاعب الذي يُغرّد أثناء الحملات الانتخابية، ويُعبّر عن روابطه الخاصة مع أحد المرشحين، لا يخرق النظام بالضرورة.. لكنه يهز ثقة الجماهير في الحياد.
والمرشح الذي يستقبل ذلك ويعيد تدويره، يُحوّل المنافسة إلى مشهد عاطفي لا عقلاني.
إن من واجبنا اليوم أن نُعيد تعريف الخطوط الحمراء:
اللاعب حين يوقّع عقداً احترافياً، يُسلّم ولاءه للفريق، لا للأشخاص.
وحين يخوض الفريق مرحلة انتخابية، فموقع اللاعب الطبيعي هو الحياد الكامل، لا على الهامش، ولا على المنصة.
ومن أراد أن يُشارك في المعركة الانتخابية، فلينحِّ القميص جانباً.
فراس طرابلسي
اللاعب في الميدان.. والحياد في الميزان
24 يوليو 2025 - 00:04
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آخر تحديث 24 يوليو 2025 - 00:04
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In the world of sports, there is no doubt that the field has its prestige, and elections have their criteria and systems that ensure neutrality.
However, when technical performance mixes with emotional guidance, the equation that underpins institutional justice within clubs becomes skewed.
Not all signals are necessarily contradictory... but not all signals are innocent either.
Especially when they come from a player who is still at the top of the list, has a tremendous fan influence, and sends a public message at a highly sensitive moment, resembling what is usually said at the end of a battle rather than at the moment of voting.
What prompts this discussion is what recently happened when one of the professional players, who is still part of the team's main roster, published a public message on an open election day, containing supportive content for one of the candidates, in a symbolic yet clear manner regarding its meaning and timing.
Although the player did not officially declare his support, posting an official picture with the candidate and reminding everyone of their "shared beginning" at a pivotal moment cannot be considered neutral or incidental.
What heightened the sensitivity of the situation is that the candidate himself publicly re-engaged, turning the personal relationship into an explicit electoral symbol at an inappropriate time.
The player is a fundamental element in the team's body, but that does not grant him the right to influence the administrative course, nor does it place him in a position that allows him, explicitly or implicitly, to favor one side over another, especially when the electoral process is ongoing and open to voters under the umbrella of an official committee.
We are not talking here about a fleeting tweet, but about an unfair moral disparity that occurs when one of the candidates feels that the voices of the stars are now his, not out of personal affection, but due to their fan influence on followers, especially the new or undecided ones.
A player who tweets during election campaigns and expresses his personal ties with one of the candidates does not necessarily violate the system... but he shakes the fans' confidence in neutrality.
And the candidate who receives that and recycles it turns the competition into an emotional, irrational scene.
It is our duty today to redefine the red lines:
When a player signs a professional contract, he pledges his loyalty to the team, not to individuals.
And when the team undergoes an electoral phase, the player's natural position is complete neutrality, neither on the sidelines nor on the platform.
And those who wish to participate in the electoral battle should set aside their jerseys.
However, when technical performance mixes with emotional guidance, the equation that underpins institutional justice within clubs becomes skewed.
Not all signals are necessarily contradictory... but not all signals are innocent either.
Especially when they come from a player who is still at the top of the list, has a tremendous fan influence, and sends a public message at a highly sensitive moment, resembling what is usually said at the end of a battle rather than at the moment of voting.
What prompts this discussion is what recently happened when one of the professional players, who is still part of the team's main roster, published a public message on an open election day, containing supportive content for one of the candidates, in a symbolic yet clear manner regarding its meaning and timing.
Although the player did not officially declare his support, posting an official picture with the candidate and reminding everyone of their "shared beginning" at a pivotal moment cannot be considered neutral or incidental.
What heightened the sensitivity of the situation is that the candidate himself publicly re-engaged, turning the personal relationship into an explicit electoral symbol at an inappropriate time.
The player is a fundamental element in the team's body, but that does not grant him the right to influence the administrative course, nor does it place him in a position that allows him, explicitly or implicitly, to favor one side over another, especially when the electoral process is ongoing and open to voters under the umbrella of an official committee.
We are not talking here about a fleeting tweet, but about an unfair moral disparity that occurs when one of the candidates feels that the voices of the stars are now his, not out of personal affection, but due to their fan influence on followers, especially the new or undecided ones.
A player who tweets during election campaigns and expresses his personal ties with one of the candidates does not necessarily violate the system... but he shakes the fans' confidence in neutrality.
And the candidate who receives that and recycles it turns the competition into an emotional, irrational scene.
It is our duty today to redefine the red lines:
When a player signs a professional contract, he pledges his loyalty to the team, not to individuals.
And when the team undergoes an electoral phase, the player's natural position is complete neutrality, neither on the sidelines nor on the platform.
And those who wish to participate in the electoral battle should set aside their jerseys.


