President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov said that the organization currently has a goal to achieve the participation of the Russian team in the selection for the 2026 World Cup.
RFU on December 30 at the executive committee decided to create a working group to return clubs and national teams to official tournaments.
– How long should it take to return to the option of moving to Asia?
– A difficult question. I can’t say that we are ready to wait a long time. I’m not ready to wait long. As for the other members of the executive committee, you should ask them. What is the acceptable waiting time for them? Two, three, five years? Everyone has their own rating. It is important for us to take part in the selection for the 2026 World Cup and try to pass it. This is the task I set myself.
– Moving to Asia does not guarantee participation in the selection for the 2026 World Cup. It’s true?
— Yes, we can move, but no one can guarantee that we will take part in the selection of the 2026 World Cup. Only FIFA can give such a guarantee.
– AFC has officially confirmed that it is ready to accept us?
– The Asian Confederation confirms that they are ready to receive us. As for letters of guarantee, this is not accepted. But we have no reason not to trust AFC.
— When were the last contacts with FIFA?
– Yesterday. This week was used by the executive committee to study and weigh everything. Everyone had to speak. There have been certain consultations with international football regulators.
What is the mood of the regulators?
— Be set to find some solution and enable Russian clubs and national teams to start returning to official tournaments. Everyone is interested in this.
– Is there any certainty that UEFA will not include people in the working group who can “blur” the issue?
– I’m not sure. But I do not think that they will try to “blur” this issue. I see their attitude to find a solution,” Dyukov said. whose words are quoted by Match TV.
FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian clubs and national teams from tournaments under their auspices due to the situation in Ukraine.
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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