MOSCOW, April 6 losses that could be incurred by the Russian economy due to the failure of Russian clubs in European competition.According to an internal study by the RFU, clubs could miss more than 500 million euros in prize money in European competitions in the next seven years. It is noted that sanctions against teams from Russia can significantly increase this figure. «The Russian Football Union analyzed the development of the economic situation as part of the development of a new limit on legionnaires. According to the RFU, while maintaining the current dynamics of the performance of Russian football clubs, prize money from participation in European tournaments will decrease, which may lead to a shortfall of more than 500 million euros for the Russian football industry over the next seven years. At the same time, the amount of losses in the event of a long-term suspension of Russian teams from participation in competitions under the auspices of UEFA and FIFA will increase significantly, «Match TV». At the moment, Russia is ranked tenth in the UEFA coefficients table. At the end of the season, Russia will drop to 19th place due to the zeroing of the points of the 2017/18 season, and if the clubs are suspended for the next season, the RPL may later lose quotas for direct entry of teams into European competitions.
