Lom-Ali Ibragimov, a member of the RFU executive committee, explained why the organization did not hurry with the decision to move to the Asian Football Confederation.
— The working group was created to work with UEFA. Today we made a decision to study the whole situation in Europe – we should meet, talk, have a dialogue. We can’t just slam the door and go to Asia, but we must study the whole situation as it is and settle all open options with UEFA. We want to know if they can give us a guarantee for the removal of restrictions, what guarantees they will have, whether they want to see us in Europe at all. If the answers are vague and unguaranteed, then we will go to Asia with peace of mind.
In Asia, there is nothing official yet either. Everything rests on words, and we see no guarantees there either. They seem to say that they are waiting for us, but these are just words. What will happen in the vote? Nothing is known about Asia. To start studying Asia, you must first finish with UEFA.
Why has confident Asian rhetoric changed in a week? You yourself saw the reaction shown by the Russian community. They started talking about corruption in the AFC, dirt, poverty and the like. Of course, such a reaction could not but affect the decision of the executive committee.
Today we could decide everything simply – to leave for the AFC. But the members of the executive committee decided to try to maintain a close dialogue with UEFA. Immediately, the RFU is not to blame at all, it’s just politics. UEFA should explain to us how we can get out of this together. Therefore, the most reasonable decision was made today – to consult until March. And there, maybe, the political situation will change.
Of course, it is better for us to play in Europe, but if nothing changes before March, then we must act in our own interests. Now we are trying to minimize possible losses in the event of leaving UEFA,” Ibragimov told Sport24.
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Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.
“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.
It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.
Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.
We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.
I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.
Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.
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Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.
Marked for guests Martinez (65′).
At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.
Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).
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The Moscow football club “Spartak” gave permission Theo Bongonde leave the team for free during the winter transfer window. The journalist reported this on his page on the social network Sasha Tavolieri.
The player’s contract with Spartak expires in the summer of 2027.
It should be noted that several foreign clubs are interested in the player and have already sent requests for a free transfer.
Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.
For the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bongonda played 34 matches, in which he scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist.
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