MOSCOW, December 20, Sergey Fuks. President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov summed up the results of the first part of the Russian Premier League (RPL) season, saying that Russian football is more interesting for spectators than European football.
Based on the results of the autumn part of the Russian Championship season, » Krasnodar is the leader of the championship standings, gaining 38 points over 18 rounds. Second place is occupied by St. Petersburg Zenit (36 points). In third place is Dynamo Moscow (32).
“»The tournament table is quite compact, the gap is small, there is a lot of intrigue, the championship is interesting for fans, there are many interesting meetings. I am glad that attendance is returning. We see from the ratings that the domestic football is more interesting than European football. We see that young football players are getting more chances,» Dyukov said.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) published a joint statement in February 2022, according to which Russian national teams and clubs are suspended from participation in international competitions due to events in Ukraine.