Sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev believes that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) showed its weakness by deciding to cancel the admission of Russian youth teams. He shared his opinion with him “Match TV”.
“The pressure was at an unprecedented level. UEFA showed that they were weak. Or rather, they got angry. You allowed Russian children to participate in competitions, and now you kicked them out… Because they are unscrupulous people! It’s a shame,” the TV presenter said.
On 26 September, the UEFA Executive Committee proposed allowing Russian youth teams to participate in tournaments with neutral status. Following this, some countries, including England and Ukraine, announced that they intended to boycott the matches played with Russian teams.
On October 10, UEFA announced that the decision on the admission of Russian youth teams from under-17 players to international competitions was canceled and this issue was removed from the agenda of the board meeting.
Former coach of the Russian national team statedUEFA leaders should quit football.