MOSCOW, Sep 22 Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said in an interview that will follow the football match Russia-Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be held in St. Petersburg on November 19. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of holding a football friendly match between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Russian Federation on November 19 in St. Petersburg, noting that sport should unite, not divide people.» This game is quite specific. I honestly admit that I am not a fan of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. But, at the same time, I am grateful to the football council of Bosnia and Herzegovina that it allowed and created conditions for hosting such a match,” Dodik said. He noted that half of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the part of the Muslim-Bosnian part opposes this game. “But I expect the game to take place. At the same time, some players from this part of the country may simply not get out on the field. But I think that this is a wonderful event, because sport only strengthens friendship. And, of course, if I have the opportunity, I will follow the match, primarily because the Russian Federation is playing,” the politician added. , which is scheduled for November 19 in St. Petersburg.After that, the leaders of the Bosnian team — Miralem Pjanic and captain Edin Dzeko, as well as a member of the executive committee of the BiH Football Union Azmir Husic and vice-president of the federation Irfan Duric spoke out against organizing a meeting with the Russians. BHFanaticos called for a boycott of the match with the Russian team from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Ukrainian Football Association also demanded to prevent the match from taking place.
