ما يحدث اليوم في ساحتنا الرياضية لم يعد مجرد جدل بين جماهير أو اختلاف في الآراء، بل تحول إلى حالة احتقان خطيرة تمزق المشهد الرياضي وتشوّه روح المنافسة. الإعلام الرياضي، الذي يُفترض أن يكون أداة توعية وبناء، أصبح في بعض برامجه وقنواته وقوداً لهذا الانقسام، يغذي التعصب ويزرع الشك في كل نجاح وطني.
نعم، نحن أمام ظاهرة غير مسبوقة؛ منتخبات العالم تتوحد جماهيرها خلف علم واحد، بينما يتعرض منتخبنا أحياناً للتشكيك والتجييش فقط لأن بعض لاعبيه لا ينتمون لأندية معينة... هذا الانحراف في الولاء تجاوز حدود المنطق والمعقول، حتى بات بيننا من لا يريد للمنتخب أن يتأهل لمجرد خصومة نادٍ!
أي عبث هذا الذي يجعل الانتماء للأندية أقوى من الانتماء للوطن؟
تشير تقارير المرصد الإعلامي الرياضي إلى أن أكثر من 60٪ من الشكاوى خلال عام 2024 تعود إلى تجاوزات في البرامج الرياضية، منها إساءات وتحريض على الكراهية بين الجماهير. كما رصدت الهيئة العامة للإعلام المرئي والمسموع أكثر من 120 مخالفة إعلامية في العام نفسه، معظمها تتعلق بخطاب متعصب ضد لاعبين أو مدربين أو إدارات الأندية... هذا الانحدار لا يمكن فصله عن إخفاقات المنتخب المتكررة، لأن البيئة التي تسمح بتخوين لاعب وشيطنة آخر، هي نفسها التي تضعف روح الفريق وتكسر ثقة الجماهير.
نحن اليوم نحتاج إلى وقفة جادة، فصمت المسؤولين والإعلاميين الواعين عن هذا المشهد يزيد الفجوة ويعمّق الشرخ... فلا أحد يطلب كتم الحماس أو تكميم الآراء، بل إعادة تعريف الانتماء: أن تشجع ناديك بكل قوة، لكن حين يرتدي اللاعب شعار المنتخب، فهو يمثلنا جميعاً.
الكرة السعودية اليوم في أوج مجدها استثمارياً وتنظيمياً، لكن هذا الوهج لا يكتمل إلا بإعلام ناضج وجماهير تعي أن المنافسة تنتهي عند صافرة الحكم، وأن المنتخب فوق الجميع. الإصلاح يبدأ بالكلمة، فكما أسقط الإعلام الثقة يمكنه أن يعيدها — متى ما استعاد وعيه بأن الوطن ليس نادياً، والمنتخب ليس طرفاً في معركة تعصب، بل رمزٌ لوحدة لا تحتمل الانقسام.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
What is happening today in our sports arena is no longer just a debate among fans or a difference of opinions; it has turned into a dangerous state of tension that tears apart the sports scene and distorts the spirit of competition. Sports media, which is supposed to be a tool for awareness and building, has, in some of its programs and channels, become fuel for this division, feeding fanaticism and sowing doubt in every national success.
Yes, we are facing an unprecedented phenomenon; the fans of the world’s teams unite behind one flag, while our national team is sometimes subjected to doubt and mobilization simply because some of its players do not belong to certain clubs... This deviation in loyalty has surpassed the limits of logic and reason, to the point that there are those among us who do not want the national team to qualify just because of a rivalry with a club!
What kind of absurdity makes club loyalty stronger than loyalty to the homeland?
Reports from the sports media observatory indicate that more than 60% of complaints during the year 2024 are due to violations in sports programs, including insults and incitement to hatred among fans. The General Authority for Audiovisual Media also recorded more than 120 media violations in the same year, most of which relate to fanatical rhetoric against players, coaches, or club administrations... This decline cannot be separated from the repeated failures of the national team, because the environment that allows for the betrayal of one player and the demonization of another is the same that weakens team spirit and breaks the trust of the fans.
Today, we need a serious stand, as the silence of responsible and aware media figures about this scene increases the gap and deepens the rift... No one is asking to stifle enthusiasm or silence opinions, but to redefine loyalty: to support your club with all your might, but when a player wears the national team’s emblem, he represents us all.
Saudi football today is at the peak of its glory in terms of investment and organization, but this brilliance can only be completed with mature media and fans who understand that competition ends at the referee's whistle, and that the national team is above all. Reform begins with words, for just as the media can undermine trust, it can restore it — whenever it regains its awareness that the homeland is not a club, and the national team is not a party in a battle of fanaticism, but a symbol of unity that cannot bear division.
Yes, we are facing an unprecedented phenomenon; the fans of the world’s teams unite behind one flag, while our national team is sometimes subjected to doubt and mobilization simply because some of its players do not belong to certain clubs... This deviation in loyalty has surpassed the limits of logic and reason, to the point that there are those among us who do not want the national team to qualify just because of a rivalry with a club!
What kind of absurdity makes club loyalty stronger than loyalty to the homeland?
Reports from the sports media observatory indicate that more than 60% of complaints during the year 2024 are due to violations in sports programs, including insults and incitement to hatred among fans. The General Authority for Audiovisual Media also recorded more than 120 media violations in the same year, most of which relate to fanatical rhetoric against players, coaches, or club administrations... This decline cannot be separated from the repeated failures of the national team, because the environment that allows for the betrayal of one player and the demonization of another is the same that weakens team spirit and breaks the trust of the fans.
Today, we need a serious stand, as the silence of responsible and aware media figures about this scene increases the gap and deepens the rift... No one is asking to stifle enthusiasm or silence opinions, but to redefine loyalty: to support your club with all your might, but when a player wears the national team’s emblem, he represents us all.
Saudi football today is at the peak of its glory in terms of investment and organization, but this brilliance can only be completed with mature media and fans who understand that competition ends at the referee's whistle, and that the national team is above all. Reform begins with words, for just as the media can undermine trust, it can restore it — whenever it regains its awareness that the homeland is not a club, and the national team is not a party in a battle of fanaticism, but a symbol of unity that cannot bear division.


