Alexander Alaev, President of the Russian Premier League (RPL), shared his opinion on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject the appeal against the International Football Federation (FIFA) permission to suspend the contracts of players and coaches. from Russian clubs.
“CAS decisions on our clubs’ appeals are without precedent. Lawyers I’ve talked to say it’s not about the law. I can’t say anything but disgusting. In such a situation, the RFU has to meet the clubs halfway.” sports24.
Against the FIFA decision, Zenit St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo and Lokomotiv, Rubin Kazan, Sochi, Krasnodar and Rostov.
In the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation allowed legionnaires playing in the Russian Premier League (RPL) and other Russian leagues to suspend their contracts until the end of the 2022/23 season. FIFA announced in June that it was extending this rule until June 30, 2023.
Alexander Alaev, former Vice-President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), president of the Russian Premier League (RPL) said About negotiations with the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).