MOSCOW, Feb 16, Alexander Sergeev.President of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Ashot Khachaturyants told reporters that Fan ID is a vestige of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The law on the introduction of Fan ID will come into force on June 1. Earlier, the boycott of matches due to the adoption of the law was announced, in particular, by fan associations of Moscow Spartak, CSKA Dynamo and Lokomotiv, St. Petersburg Zenit, Rostov, Samara Krylya Sovetov and Kazan Rubin. Later, the RPL invited representatives of the league clubs to discuss issues related to the introduction of the Fan ID. «The meeting was very productive. It was important to convey our personal position to the clubs, to tell where we are now. introduction there are many by-laws that show how the law will work. The opinion of club representatives is important to me. I wanted to get a list of issues that concern them. We received them, there was an exchange of views. I am satisfied with the meeting. From the very beginning, we decided to discuss this law within the framework of the fact that this has already taken place. We talked about the fact and what needs to be done to make it comfortable for people to use the fan card. We insist that Fan ID is a rudiment of 2018,» Khachaturyants said after the meeting. «I had a request to convey a message to the fan movements: I suggested that everyone wait until the moment when we all understand in what final form this document will be applied. We need to wait get answers to questions. There are many questions related to the procedure for obtaining a document, the procedure for visiting the stadium by children under 14 years old. A lot of time was devoted to the issue of refusals to issue a document. In the coming months, we will receive answers to questions. At the moment, the deadline is set by law — June 1, 2022. But the readiness to apply this law is something that will be specified. The work of the Ministry of Digital Development and other departments will be carried out. Everything will become clear after the adoption of the roadmap. Now it is premature to talk about the postponement,» the head of the RPL added.
