MOSCOW, 24 Oct. The Russian government has agreed with the Russian Football Union (RFU) on the integration of clubs from new territories into the regular championships, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko said during a report to President Vladimir Putin. «We agreed with the Russian Football Union that we will integrate new territories into our regular football championships. All this is being done to make all regions feel like full-fledged Russian participants,» Chernyshenko said. «We helped almost 800 athletes continue their competitive practice. We are restoring the sports infrastructure in Mariupol — SC Azovmash, Neptune swimming pool «; in Donetsk — the Druzhba sports palace. The infrastructure is mostly in a deplorable state. It is destroyed by a long war and the blows that Ukraine inflicted. Marat Shakirzyanovich (Khusnullin) is dealing with the issue of restoration. There is no doubt that he will do it as soon as possible. We see how fast the mobilization of construction is going on,» the Deputy Prime Minister added. er.Earlier, RFU President Alexander Dyukov said that the organization supports the development of football in the Crimea, according to him, the teams of the region may be included in Russian competitions in the future. In mid-October, President of the Football National League (FNL) Nail Izmailov held a meeting in Crimea with President of the Crimean Football Union (CFU) Sergei Borodkin, where they discussed the integration of the region into the Russian football system.
