Alexander GovorovCorrespondent SportAll materialsOur football until the last hoped for a fair decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but they rejected all Russia's appeals to remove national teams and clubs. Russian football has been sent to the very bottom, where it will be degraded for many years and a lot of pain. Prospects ruined Back in February, everything looked relatively good for our football. The ambitious team of Valery Karpin was preparing to break into the World Cup in Qatar through play-offs, Spartak for once reached the playoffs of the European Cup, a scattering of talented football players appeared in Dynamo, Zenit finally looked decent on the international stage .However, the political situation has changed everything. In March, UEFA and FIFA issued a joint verdict on the removal of Russia from international competition, due to which the Russian team was excluded from the play-offs for qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and Spartak Moscow lost the opportunity to play in the 1/8 finals Europa League. The leadership of our football, of course, did not agree with these decisions. All verdicts were contested at CAS, but the Court of Sports refused to hear these cases on an expedited basis. As a result, neither Spartak nor the Russian team could take part in international matches. Then our clubs and national teams were also suspended for the next season.
