NIZHNY NOVGOROD, May 14, Sergey Fuks. Russian Football Union (RFU) expects that domestic clubs during the period of sanctions will pay attention to home-grown football players, said the organization's president Alexander Dyukov. Earlier, the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided not to allow Russian clubs to compete in European competitions in the 2022/23 season, and the Russian team to play in the League of Nations. Due to sanctions, the national team was unable to take part in the play-offs of the 2022 World Cup. The Russian youth team was suspended from participation in the European Championship. The women's national team will not play in the finals of Euro 2022 and qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Russia's application for interest in hosting the European Championship in 2028 or 2032 has been rejected.» It is difficult to talk about pluses, because sports competition contributes to the development of football players. But still, we expect our professional clubs to pay more attention to the development and training of their own, home-grown For our part, we are ready to do everything to use this opportunity and let our young players get game practice,» Dyukov told reporters.
