Karpin commented on the rumors about a possible departure from the Russian national team

MOSCOW, September 26, Alena Sulizova Russian Valery Karpin said he was not ready to talk about whether he would renew the contract with the Russian Football Union (RFU) .Earlier, information was published in various Telegram channels that Karpin would not renew the contract with the national team. «These are not questions for me, but for telegram channels. I'm not in the course at all. If they write it, then they know something. I don’t know anything,” said Karpin. Karpin has been leading the Russian national team since July 2021. The contract of the 53-year-old specialist is valid until the end of 2022. On Saturday, the Russian team in Bishkek beat the Kyrgyz team in a friendly match with a score of 2: 1. Previously The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) issued a joint statement banning Russian national teams and clubs from all international competitions indefinitely, a decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed in mid-July on appeals against the decision.