Malkhaz Asatiani, former football player for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Georgian national team, spoke in favor of Russian athletes returning to the international arena. He mentioned this in an interview “Match TV”.
“I am against banning Russian athletes from competing abroad. There should be no negativity among ordinary people due to different policies of the country’s leaders.
I wish that relations between our countries will develop at all levels and Russian athletes will return to the international arena. Athletes do not affect politics and have nothing to do with politics. “Americans have done so many bad things throughout the history of the United States that, by that logic, their athletes should be removed forever, but they are playing and competing,” he said.
42-year-old Asatiani played for the “railway workers” from 2003 to 2010 and became the Russian champion with the club (2004).
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 only play friendly matches against foreign opponents.
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Source: Gazeta
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