Armenia Pyunik President Artur Soghomonyan said that his team’s matches with Russian clubs did not take place only for technical reasons. His words are quoted “Championship”.
“It is a rumor that Pyunik refuses to play with Russian clubs because of the Ukrainians. Now, on the contrary, we are negotiating with Russian teams to play matches at the end of the training camp. There were some inconsistencies in the beginning.
At first, we were not ready in some places, and there were Russian clubs in some places. Standard story. There are a lot of teams in training camps and everyone has some problems or injuries. “Only technical issues, definitely not national,” Soghomonyan said.
At the training camp in Turkey, Pyunik was supposed to play against Orenburg, Krylia Sovetov and Khimki, but played one match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Journalist Ivan Karpov had previously reported that Pyunik’s Ukrainian players refused to take the field against the Russians.
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.
Previously reportedPlayers of Russian clubs had a fight at the training camp in Turkey.