Deputy of the State Duma Roman Teryushkov in comments “Euro-Football.Ru” He shared his opinion on the decision of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to refuse to join the Asian Confederation.
“Blessed, as they say, is he who believes. But world football is famous for its business approach, which means there can be no room for fantasy. Europe isolated itself from Russian football; We also need time to rethink our approaches. It’s not our place to run around like fools and play giveaways, which means it’s time to tear down the old systems. New ones will come, the world football system will transform. You should always start with yourself,” said Teryushkov.
At a meeting of the RFU Executive Committee on 20 December, all members of the organization considered that a move to Asia without a guarantee from the International Football Federation (FIFA) did not make sense.
In the spring of 2022, 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 only play friendly matches against foreign opponents. For 2023, RFU president Alexander Dyukov announced a match with the Serbian national team.
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