Ruslan Nigmatullin, the former goalkeeper of the Russian national team, said in his meeting with socialbites.ca correspondent that there is no need for the national team to play a friendly match with the Media League team.
“I don’t see the point in participating in numerous fanciful assumptions about who the Russian national team will play with. I also don’t see the point of playing with Media League. Each is good in its own way. If you mix professional football with media football then it becomes a beating, let’s put it this way,” Nigmatullin said.
The national team’s training camp started on Monday, October 7, in Novogorsk near Moscow. At the same time, Valery Karpin’s team did not have a rival for the training camp.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs. in all competitions controlled by these organizations. Russian football players missed the 2022 World Cup play-offs, the World Cup and the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
Previously Yuri Semin recommended The Russian national team will play with the First League team.