Israeli agent Grigory Kritser said that against the background of events in Ukraine, the attitude towards Russian athletes in his country has not changed. Transmits words “Championship”.
“The attitude has not changed. They don’t mix politics with sports. Sport is sport, politics is politics. The players are not here. If a player is eligible in terms of gaming and financial qualifications, no one in Israel will look at his passport,” Kritser 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.
In 2022, the Russian national team played three friendly matches with the teams of Asia – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Valery Karpin’s wards played their last official match against Croatia in the 2022 World Cup qualifying tournament in November 2021 (0: 1).
formerly Kritzer He insisted RFU is not leaving UEFA.