MOSCOW, May 5. FC Khimki announced on its website that that Vladimir Gabulov left the post of general director of the team. «Today, Vladimir Gabulov left the post of general director of the Khimki football club of his own free will. Vladimir Borisovich has headed Khimki since December 2021. The club will announce the appointment of a new general director in the coming days,» — The statement says. Earlier, the media reported that after the match of the 27th round of the Russian Championship against Ufa (1:1), Gabulov entered the referee's room without permission, which is a violation of the regulations. Due to the incident, Khimki is at risk of holding a home match with Spartak Moscow as part of the 30th round of the Russian Premier League without spectators or at a neutral stadium. Gabulov is 38 years old, he ended his professional career in the fall of 2018, after which he served Minister of Sports of North Ossetia, and was also the president of the revived Vladikavkaz Alania. Until the summer of 2021, he served as chairman of the board of directors of the Olimp-Dolgoprudny club.
