“I would not want clubs to actively remove opponents for the sake of disqualifications” – CSKA

The FTC made a fairly balanced decision on the incident with coach Vladimir Fedotov, but I would not want the clubs to deliberately use the emotions of rivals for disqualifications in the future, says Kirill Breido, director of communications for CSKA Moscow.

On Thursday, the FTC RFU considered the incident involving CSKA head coach Fedotov and Spartak head coach Guillermo Abascal. The teams met as part of the 13th round of the WORLD RPL on Sunday and tied – 2:2. After the game, a video appeared showing a verbal altercation between the coaches on the edge of the field at half-time. As a result, the FTC decided to disqualify both specialists for one match. Both were fined 50,000 rubles. Fedotov has one more conditional suspension match.

“We regret that the emotions inherent in football have become the subject of legal proceedings. Moreover, all disputes and claims were closed by a handshake of the two head coaches on the football field. As a result, both specialists will miss the next games, and this cannot suit anyone.

At the same time, we believe that the FTC RFU made a fairly balanced decision. In this situation, it was important to take into account the causal relationship – and this was done.

I repeat, a football match is primarily emotions. Someone likes the Spanish temperament, and someone likes the Ural character – everyone’s business. Of course, emotions should remain within the framework of respect for the opponent, but the main match of the country should be just like that. I don’t want clubs to focus on filming opposing coaches and players and use that as a disqualification tool. We believe that it won’t come to this,” Breido told Match TV.