MOSCOW, March 31, Pavel Levkovich. President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino has shown that he is guided exclusively by the principle of sports, said the honorary president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov. The 72nd FIFA Congress was held on Thursday in Doha. The issue of suspending Russia's membership was not considered. «Infantino did a lot for Russia to host the World Cup. The decision was not made under him, but there was very high pressure from the British, Americans and other countries. Infantino persevered and clearly announced the World Cup in Russia. This time he also showed himself to be a fighter for the sporting principle and an adherent of the charter. The pressure and blackmail were very big. There is a FIFA charter, which the RFU did not violate in any way, which means there is nothing to remove us for. Zero reasons. The entire congress reacted with great respect for the Russian Federation, which has done a lot for world football. Infantino is in his place, he supports the RFU,» said Koloskov. The honorary president of the RFU also spoke about FIFA's decision to introduce Russian as an official language in the organization. «Previously, Russian was a working language in FIFA. All congresses, meetings and seminars at which our delegations appeared were translated into Russian. Now all documents will be translated into Russian. Previously, this was not the case,» the agency's interlocutor added.
