MOSCOW, May 6 Sports journalist Vasily Utkin says he understands UEFA's decision on the suspension of Russian clubs from participating in European competitions in the 2022/23 season. According to him, there is no contradiction in UEFA sanctions, despite the words of the head of the organization Aleksander Čeferin that there is no need to punish football players. «Let's remember how the Russian team flew past the joints for the championship of the world — the opponents said that they did not want to play with us. The Polish footballers even said that they would not play with the Russians, even if they were threatened with a technical defeat. Then the Swedes and the Czechs said the same thing. I'm afraid that since then the situation in European teams and national teams has not changed much. UEFA are not fools to face during the season with the fact that someone simply does not want to play with Russian clubs. You can treat this as you like, but I understand the UEFA president very well,» skaz l Utkin on his YouTube channel. On Monday, the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) suspended Russian football and futsal clubs from European competitions for the 2022/23 season, and men's and women's football and futsal teams from participation in European competitions. The application of the Russian Football Union for interest in hosting the European Championship in 2028 or 2032 was also rejected.
