Roman Shirokov, former football player of the Russian national team, spoke out against the transition to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). sports24.
“I was and continue to be an opponent of the transition to the Asian League. But when they asked me about the planned match with China, I said that he could be a good opponent, ”said Shirokov.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA decided in the spring of 2022 to exclude the Russian national team and Russian clubs from participating in all competitions held under the auspices of the two organizations.
In 2022, the Russian team played three friendly matches with the teams of Asia – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Valery Karpin’s wards played their last official match in November 2021 in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Croatia (0:1).
Former player of the media club “Amkal” Alexei Gasilin shared his opinion About foreign players in the Russian Premier League (RPL).