Russian Football Union (RFU) Secretary General Maxim Mitrofanov said that the European Football Federations (UEFA) wants to keep Russia in the organization despite being banned from international competitions.
“UEFA wants us to stay. On all matters we now agree with UEFA and FIFA that anything can happen. Today everyone is strictly conservative, they say: let’s wait and tomorrow they will say – let’s let someone. We are fighting for this to happen as soon as possible,” Mitrofanov quotes “Sports Express”.
Recall that in the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian football players play matches with opponents from abroad, but the matches are friendly. In March, he played with the Russian team, the Iranian and Iraqi teams. Last year, Valery Karpin’s team played a total of five matches, including the March matches. On March 23, the national team drew with Iran and won against Iraq on March 26.
Former Portuguese football agent Paulo Barbosa declarationHe said that he was consulted about the possible transfers of Russian players and that Arsen Zakharyan and Daler Kuzyaev were selected among the names that could be of interest to foreign clubs.