Former striker of Spartak, Lokomotiv and the Russian national team, Dmitry Sychev, spoke about the sanctions on Russian sports and, in particular, the prohibition of Russian football teams and clubs from participating in official competitions under the auspices of the International Football Federation (FIFA). ) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA). According to Sychev, competent people in political matters should decide, and this lack of time in Russian football can be turned for the better.
“I believe that people who are involved in football and sports should do sports. And politicians must decide political situations. Our sports officials at the head of the federations and the Olympic Committee will better answer this question. And we just have to do our own thing.
This is an opportunity to dive deep into kids football and fix not enough time. Now is the ideal moment to bring the whole system to the right vertical, to create the right processes to involve the maximum number of children in sports that will accelerate development in the future. It seems to me that this is a very important point, we all need to pay attention to what will yield results for the main team. And this is kids football. All European and world teams are built on the correct system of youth football, Sychev told socialbites.ca.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. After that, various international sports organizations began to exclude the Russians from the competition. According to IOC President Thomas Bach, the suspension period is still open.
In turn, Russian national teams and clubs were excluded from participation in official tournaments organized by FIFA and UEFA. Against this background, a possible problem of transit to Asia emerged at the end of 2022. No decision has been made at the moment, but the national team, which organizes friendly matches with Asian teams, may also participate in the Central Asian Football Federation tournament in June.
formerly Sychev declarationThat Russian football would only have problems moving to Asia.