MOSCOW, September 12, Pavel Levkovich. Friendly match between Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina does not contradict the decision of the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Russian teams, the press service of the organization said. Earlier, the Bosnian newspaper Dnevni Avaz reported that UEFA could remove the Football Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina from tournaments under its auspices and deprive it economic support if the national team plays a friendly match against the Russian team.» We can only refer to our statement below on this topic: friendly matches are not part of UEFA competitions and are outside the competence and responsibility of UEFA. Therefore, the proposed friendly match is not contrary to the decision of the executive UEFA Committee on the suspension of Russian teams from participation in competitions.
