Vyacheslav Koloskov, Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), has criticized refereeing in the Russian Premier League (RPL) over the past decade.
“I’m not counting how many mistakes there have been, but refereeing has been ugly for the last ten years.
Something needs to be done: for the judges to be managed by professionals who know their job well, with a high-quality organization of the whole process, with a high level of diligence, ”Koloskov explains. “Match TV”.
The 2022/23 Season RPL ended on June 3rd. Petersburg “Zenit” became the champion of Russia for the fifth time in a row. Moscow CSKA took the second place and Spartak took the third place.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod and Fakel Voronezh will participate in the play-offs with First Division clubs Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk) and Rodina (Moscow) for the right to play in the RPL next season.
Andrey Chervichenko, ex-president of Spartak criticized Their work stating that Russian Premier League (RPL) referees are either blind or corrupt and should not take part in the judiciary.