MOSCOW, Sep 10 Former Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Ervin Zukanovic said that footballers who play in a friendly match with the national team of Russia should lose the right to represent the country in the future. On Friday, the Football Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a match against the Russian team on November 19 in St. Petersburg. Later, midfielder of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team Miralem Pjanic, captain of the national team striker Edin Dzeko, member of the executive committee of the Football Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Azmir Husic and vice-president of the federation Irfan Duric spoke out against. «I fully support Pjanic. Every player and member of the national team must behave like him. This is a shameful act on the part of the President of the Bosnian Football Union. Obviously, he confused which country he lives in and under which flag our team plays. Whoever plays in this match should no longer play for our country. I hope the captain ( Dzeko) will declare that no one will come to the game in Russia. This is the only correct way, but for now it is rudeness,» Dnevni avaz quotes Zukanovic. for the match with Russia. Russian teams and clubs are suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said that friendly matches are not within its area of responsibility, so the game in St. Petersburg does not contradict the decision on sanctions against the Russian team.
