Former General Secretary of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Anatoly Vorobyov spoke about the decision of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) not to allow Russian youth teams to participate in international tournaments. He shared his opinion with him “RB Sports”.
“It still depends on the person. There is a contraction both at the level of European leaders like Scholz and Macron and the funny British prime ministers, and at the UEFA level. Michel Platini, Lennart Johansson; under their management, UEFA was a serious organization. Now… Young “How can you make a decision about boys and then reject it? UEFA thus showed its fraud and bankruptcy. Moreover, they themselves declared that children should not suffer,” said Vorobiev.
In the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team, as well as all Russian clubs, in all competitions controlled by these organizations. The national team played only friendly matches.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin announced that the Russian U-17 women’s and men’s national teams will return to international matches on 26 September. On 8 October, The Independent reported that UEFA may reconsider this decision, and on the 10th it was officially announced that the decision had been reversed.
Previously former coach of CSKA named UEFA is a gang of thugs.