MOSCOW, July 6, Andrey Senchenko. Football clubs of the Russian Premier League ( RPL) did not vote on the creation of the RPL Cup, but expressed their attitude to the tournament at the general meeting, said the president of «Orenburg» Vasily Eremyakin. The meeting of the RPL clubs took place on Wednesday. was accepted. We only expressed our attitude towards this tournament, about the problems that exist around it. Khimki, for example, fear that they will not have enough depth in the squad to participate in the tournament. Fakel expressed concern about the difficulties associated with logistics, which increases load,” said Eremyakin. “It is not clear what the final position on the RPL Cup will be with the leadership of the Russian Football Union. It is interesting that the clubs that unambiguously support the idea of introducing the RPL Cup also understand that there are problems. But denoting them, do not say how they will be solved. I said at the beginning of my speech that the idea is attractive, but it needs to be implemented accordingly. Now we are waiting for the issue to be worked out at the commission, after which we will receive information about the date of the new meeting,» the club president added. On May 2, the Executive Committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) suspended Russian football and futsal clubs from European competitions, and men's and women's football and futsal teams — from participation in European competitions.It was planned that the RPL Cup will replace European competitions in the upcoming season.
