Former president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukov responded to the statement of the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin about the possibility of inclusion of Belarusian football clubs in the participants of the Russian football championship: Interesting teams in Belarus are reported “Sports Express”.
“It’s an interesting proposition. You can look at the participation of Belarusian clubs in the RPL. There are strong teams there,” said Zhukov.
Now at the top of the Belarusian championship table is Dinamo Minsk, which has 57 points after 23 matches. In second place is Neman, who collected 52 points in 23 matches. The top three were closed by Torpedo-BelAZ, which received 39 points according to the results of 22 matches.
The current champion of Belarus is Soligorsk Shakhtar, while the champion of Russia is St. Petersburg. Petersburg Zenit.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations in the spring of 2022.
Previously Belarusian clubs urged not to allow To the Russian Football Championship.