MOSCOW, May 28, Sergey Fuks. Head of the European Department of FIFA National Associations Elkhan Mammadov wished Russian football a speedy return to the international arena. On Saturday, another conference of the RFU was held in Moscow.
"I want to convey the best wishes from the head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura. On behalf of the organization, thank you for your close cooperation during the pandemic. Given the current situation, I would like to wish a speedy resolution of the situation. I hope to see Russian football again in the international arena in the near future,» Mammadov said during the conference.
Earlier, the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude all Russian club and national teams from the competition in the 2022/23 season due to the situation in Ukraine. The RFU filed an appeal against the verdicts of UEFA and FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. The cases are still pending.