The former head coach of the Russian national team, Boris Ignatiev, answered the question whether it is worth creating an analogue of Russia 25 in football and hockey.
“Football and hockey are different in terms of the physical perception of the games. Football is much more difficult. It takes at least 72 hours for recovery.
Hockey is different. Hockey is easier, hockey players sometimes play for ten minutes. It’s hard to play football in a day, but you can play hockey every day. There are pauses, physical effort is different – I pushed and rode skates, ”says Ignatiev legal betting.
The “Russia 25” hockey team must play seven matches with the Belarus team from May 2 to 16 in Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tula and Minsk.
Recall that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to exclude Russian hockey players from participation in international tournaments even with neutral status, and Russia took away the right to host a home youth world championship in 2023.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) have decided to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from all competitions controlled by these organizations.
It was previously reported that the National Hockey League (NHL) club “San Jose Sharks”. signed Rookie contract with Russian goalkeeper Georgy Romanov.