The head of the working group for the development of mass sports, State Duma deputy Boris Paykin, in an interview with a socialbites.ca correspondent, talked about the spending of Russian clubs on transfers.
“Russian football clubs spent $143.1 million on transfers in 2022. This ranks tenth in the world by FIFA rating. How justified are such expenditures alone? This question, of course, should be directed to the leaders of the clubs. But given that most of our football sponsors are state-owned companies, such spending seems controversial.
Today, all efforts and resources must be invested in the development of football, in the training of new players. It can be argued that young athletes have no motivation without the possibility of encountering Real Madrid or Barcelona. Then let’s remember the score our team played with the national teams of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
And the last one. As life has shown, the history of football includes those who love the game, not the glory it brings. These are the athletes we need to train,” Paikin said.
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.
Except for Zenit, Russian clubs did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. Petersburgers stumbled on the 1/16 stage of the Europa League, losing 2: 3 to the Spanish “Betis” in the total of two matches.
Formerly Vyacheslav Koloskov He said the legionnaires’ recruitment maintains his interest in Russian football.
Source: Gazeta
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