Directors of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) met with a representative of UEFA this Tuesday in Nyon, Switzerland, to raise the issue of the end of the ban on Russian teams and national teams in European competitions, the Interfax news agency reported.
the rfu further noted that dialogue on the possible return of russian teams should continue and announced that the next meeting with european football’s highest body is scheduled for february. However, UEFA did not comment on the meeting.
at the end of February 2022, all Russian national teams and clubs were indefinitely banned from UEFA competitions and the FIFA World Federation due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Among other things, the Russian national men’s team cannot participate in the qualifying round for Euro 2024 in Germany.
Recently, the Russian club discussed a possible departure from UEFA and transfer to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
However, the majority of the leaders of the Russian Federation They decided not to leave UEFA. “The bridges have not yet burned down,” said the head of the association. Alexander Dukov.
(With information from Europa Press)
Source: La Neta Neta
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