Coach Oleksandr Tarkhanov commented on the Ukrainian Football Federation’s (UAF) call to expel the Russian Football Union (RFU) due to the permission granted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA) to the Crimean teams. Participate in Russian competitions. Tarkhanov’s words are quoted “RB Sports”.
Let’s see what FIFA and UEFA will do. I do not think that we will be expelled because of the participation of Crimean clubs in our competitions. Everything will be done wisely. “Many countries already understand that Crimea is Russia,” he said.
In June, the UAF demanded that the RFU be deprived of FIFA and UEFA membership due to the integration of Crimean clubs planned for the 2023/24 season.
In the new season, Sevastopol and Rubin from Yalta will meet in the First League. In addition, Khimki and Torpedo, who left the Russian Premier League (RPL), will also join this division.
FIFA and UEFA decided last spring to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from all competitions controlled by these organisations.
Former State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova Of courseUEFA will not exclude Russia from its members.