The President of Yekaterinburg “Ural” Grigory Ivanov supported the possible transition of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). “RB Sports”.
“To play is better than not to play. The transition to AFC is a painstaking task, do they wait for us there or not? A football player has a short lifespan and it’s better to play in Asia if they don’t get us to UEFA for 10 years,” he said.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Federations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participating in competitions under the auspices of the organizations. Now the RFU is actively discussing a possible transition to the Asian Football Confederation. The decision on this issue will be made on 27 December.
Fabio Capello, former coach of the Russian national football team commented The news came that the Russian Football Union (RFU) could move to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).