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Kerzhakov on the transfer of the RFU to the AFC: “For me, Russia has always been associated in terms of football with Europe”

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Kerzhakov on the transfer of the RFU to the AFC: “For me, Russia has always been associated in terms of football with Europe”

Former player of the Russian national team and Zenit Alexander Kerzhakov, commenting on the possible transition of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), said that he had always associated Russia in terms of football with Europe.

At the end of December, a meeting of the executive committee of the RFU was held, where the issue of a possible transition to the AFC was discussed. It was decided that the RFU, together with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will create a working group that will work on the issue of returning Russian football to international competitions by April 1. Last year, UEFA and FIFA suspended Russian teams and clubs from participating in tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.

I have no influence on these decisions. The Russian national team has always played in Europe. Who can be in favor of moving to Asia? I dont know. For me, Russia has always been associated in terms of football with Europe. We have always participated in European qualifying tournaments, the European Championship, ”Rossiyskaya Gazeta quotes Kerzhakov.

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The discussion about tightening the limit in the RPL is not over – Dyukov

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Discussion of a possible tightening of the limit for foreign players in the Russian Premier League (RPL) is not finished yet. The president of the Russian Football Federation told journalists this (RFU) Alexander Diukov.

The Ministry of Sports proposes to tighten the limit for foreign players by 2028 according to the “10 foreign players in the application, 5 on the field” scheme.

“The Ministry gave the football community, experts and specialists the opportunity to talk openly about this issue. As far as I understand, the discussion process continues,” Dyukov said.

According to the current limit, clubs RPL can include 13 foreign players in the application and release 8 foreign players on the field. In September, the Russian Football Federation said that the current limit allows for the first time to increase the playing time of young players to 18%.

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Akhmat said that Cherchesov will continue to work at the club

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Head coach of Akhmat Stanislav Cherchesov he has not received offers from other football clubs and will not leave the Grozny team. Akhmat’s general director informed Sport Express. Akhmed Aydamirov.

Previously inside Average information appeared that Cherchesov was one of the candidates for the position of head coach of Dynamo Moscow; subsequently the team was led by Rolan Gusev.

“Stanislav Salamovich is not a bride to be courted somewhere. He himself declared that he would go somewhere? No, he remains in the club as planned. There was not a single offer. Conversations are only in the blogosphere,” Aidamirov said.

Cherchesov took charge of Akhmat after the third round of the current season of the World Cup – Russian Premier League (RPL). Akhmat occupies 8th place in the rankings RPLearning 22 points after 18 rounds. In the Fonbet Russian Cup, the Grozny team completed its performance in the group stage of the “way RPL“, ranking fourth in the Quartet A.

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Dyukov believes that Rostov will not repeat the path of Khimki

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Dyukov believes that Rostov will not repeat the path of Khimki

The Rostov football club will not repeat the fate of Khimki near Moscow. This opinion was expressed to journalists by the head of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) Alexander Diukov.

Previously, the Federal Tax Service suspended monetary transactions on 11 accounts of the Rostov football club.

“We are working to ensure that such situations do not occur, we are improving the regulations, strengthening the requirements for financial control and budgetary discipline of clubs, including in terms of sanctions for violations. If you answer the question about Rostov, I am sure that they will not repeat the path of Khimki. Khimki was a club of private investors and the region is behind Rostov. I am sure that the problems are temporary and will be resolved, because the Rostov region is a football region,” Dyukov said.

Khimki announced the suspension of activities on June 18. Previously, the club, due to financial problems, did not receive a license to participate in the World-Russian Premier League season and missed the opportunity to compete in the top division of the Russian championship.

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