Former head of Lokomotiv Olga Smorodskaya commented on the news that Crimean clubs can enter the structure of the Football National League (FNL). convey his words “Pair TV”.
“If we join the Crimean clubs, the way to European competitions will be closed to us. But if such offers are received, they are probably ready for it. I do not yet see what and how to change the European trophies. But if people understand what threatens them with membership, then they are ready for isolation, ”said Smorodskaya.
Match TV Deputy General Producer Vasily Konov said the previous day that football clubs from the Crimea, DPR, LPR, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Kherson, Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions will take part in the Commonwealth League. Also on the eve, Deputy Chairman of the National Football League (FNL) Nail Izmailov promised to admit clubs from the Crimea into the structure of their championships if they successfully pass the licenses.
Former Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Odes Baisultanov saidstated that the football championship will be held in 2023 with the participation of teams from the above-mentioned republics.