Talking about the difficulties of the domestic season calendar we are in, Dynamo Moscow’s Russian striker Fedor Smolov said that the teams are under heavy load and admitted that he does not believe that Russian clubs will return to European competition anytime soon. Words lead the way “Sport Express”.
“To live up to this time! I don’t believe I will live to see this. I don’t see what could happen for us to return to European competitions in the near future. If I suffer until 40, then it is possible, ”said Smolov.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) have decided to suspend the participation of all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, in all competitions controlled by these organizations in the spring of 2022.
In December 2022, the executive committee of the Russian Football Union discussed the move from UEFA to the Asian Football Confederation in light of the removal of domestic teams from international tournaments, but no agreement was reached.
Smolov before spoke About the flight of Matthias Normann from Russia.