St. Petersburg, July 21, Sergey Yaremenko. Deputy General Director of the St. Petersburg «Zenith» for sports development Andrei Arshavin in an interview said that in the conditions of the removal of Russian clubs from European competitions, he would let foreign players go and bet on local players. Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeals of the Russian Football Union (RFU), CSKA, Dynamo, Zenit and Sochi on the ban on participation in international competitions imposed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA). «I bet that the most an early option for the return of Russian clubs to European competitions is 2025. It seems to me that we will have intermediate results after returning. If everything is fine with finances, our tops will be able to strengthen. Do not expect extravaganzas, but we will not allow a complete failure. period without European cups? In my opinion, we should let everyone go and bet on our own,» Arshavin said. In June, FIFA extended the permission to suspend There are contracts with Russian clubs for foreign players until June 2023. Read the full interview with Andrei Arshavin at rsport.ria.ru.
