Former head coach of St. Petersburg Zenit Vlastimil Petrzhela said that Russian football is not discussed in the Czech Republic. His words are quoted “Bookmaker rating”.
“Russian football is not discussed in the Czech Republic; complete silence. No one in the world cares about Russian football, it is not interesting. People don’t even know that Zenit is stronger than Spartak, everyone has other concerns,” said Petrzhela.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations. From spring 2022, Russian clubs and the national team will play only friendly matches.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. The Russian national team, led by Valery Karpin, played five friendly matches in 2023. The national team’s opponents were teams from Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Previously in the Senegal national team rejected From the match against Russia.