The President of Yekaterinburg “Ural” Grigory Ivanov spoke about the uncertainty regarding the position of Russian football players in the international arena.
“If there were no doubts, such a decision would have been made long ago, for example, last Friday, at the executive committee.
Moving to Asia can be a difficult, unpopular decision. Now, if our team played in Asia and the clubs played in Europe, that would probably be an ideal option. But unfortunately this is not possible. And it certainly won’t happen,” Ivanov says. sports24.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
It is worth noting that revenue from performances in Asia will be significantly lower than in Europe. In total, the organization consists of 47 national teams. This confederation hosts the Asian Cup, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.
Russian clubs last played in European cups in February, while the Russian team played in November 2021.
It was previously reported that The Russian Football Union could not take a decision to transition to Asia in today’s Executive Board..