Commentary: Alexander Mostovoy, former football player of the Spanish “Celta” “Championship” He called the Russian Football Union’s refusal to move to the Asian Confederation the right decision.
“Thank God! We did what we talked about a year ago. It’s the right solution. Once you go there, you never go back. The world is Europe. We stayed where we needed to be,” said Mostovoy.
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 2024, RFU president Alexander Dyukov announced a match with the Serbian national team.
Previously representative didn’t Call the RFU’s refusal to come from Asia good news.