MOSCOW, March 23, Andrey Senchenko. President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov said that a number of foreign football functionaries consider sanctions from the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) against Russian football clubs and national teams to be politicized. Earlier, FIFA and UEFA published a joint statement, according to which the Russian teams and clubs are suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period due to the situation in Ukraine. The RFU filed appeals with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions of the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee. «The opinion of the public is different. Many understand that the decision of UEFA and FIFA is political in nature, which is wrong and inconsistent with the charter of the federations. This is a dangerous precedent when the matches are won not on the football field. Today one team is punished, tomorrow the side that did not support the sanctions enough may become the object of a political attack,» Dyukov told reporters. training camp.» FIFA and UEFA sanctions do not prevent our main team from playing a friendly match with the youth team. In addition, this will not be a match, but a joint training with a two-way game in a non-standard format. This will allow coaches to see the players in game situations as part of the training process «, — added Dyukov.
