Russian Football Union (RFU) President Alexander Dyukov said that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is taking initiatives to return Russian youth teams to international competitions. Dyukov quotes his words RIA News.
“As UEFA, they are taking initiatives to ensure that our youth teams participate in European cups. They do this sincerely, there is no imitation here. We cannot be satisfied with the results we have achieved in solving these problems this year,” Dyukov said.
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.
Since the beginning of the year, the Russian team has played four friendly matches with teams from Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). On September 12, the national team drew 1:1 with Qatar.
UEFA President Aleksandar Čeferin announced the return of the Russian U-17 women’s and men’s national teams to international competitions on 26 September. On October 10, this decision was reversed.
Previously RFU named He is filling out messages regarding the cancellation of UEFA’s decision regarding Russia’s admission.