Former captain of St. Petersburg Zenit and Russian national team Andrei Arshavin in an interview “Sports Express” He explained why he found the national team matches irrelevant.
“The Russian national team is not interesting. Because the matches have no sporting importance. And I know the football players who played there from the Russian Championship. Does the coach introduce the players to the requirements of the future? “When the future comes, the players who are currently leaving will watch the national team on television,” he said.
On November 7, the Russian Football Union (RFU) published: to connect for the national team’s November training camp.
On November 20, Valery Karpin’s team will face the Cuban national team in a friendly match in Volgograd. The meeting will start at 19.30 Moscow time.
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.
Previously in the name Reasons why Dzyuba was not called to the Russian national team.