The head of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Alexander Alaev, talked about the inclusion of Crimean clubs in the composition of participants in the Russian championship.
According to him, the integration of Crimean teams into the Russian football system will happen sooner or later.
“I don’t know what would happen if we accepted the Crimean clubs. I remember what happened and what the reaction was when the clubs were accepted into the PFL.
Now the situation has changed. The integration of Crimean football into Russian football is inevitable, ”says Alaev Sports24.
Recall that Alaev became the eighth president of the RPL, replacing Ashot Khachaturyants, who voluntarily resigned at the end of last season.
After five rounds, Spartak Moscow is leading the Russian Championship standings. Wards of Guillermo Abascal scored 13 points out of 15 possible, beating Krasnodar, Orenburg, Ural and Sochi.
The second line is St. Petersburg is occupied by the “Zenith”. The same score was recorded by Rostov, led by Valery Karpin, who took third place in additional indicators.
Grigory Ivanov, previously head of Yekaterinburg “Ural” spoke About the need to expand RPL.