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Former Russian national football player Andrei Kanchelskis commented on the decision of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to refuse to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and remain in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At a meeting on Wednesday, the RFU Executive Committee almost unanimously decided to remain in UEFA.
– Let them sit and wait. If they voted, it means they know something. I don’t know if this is the right decision. Moving to Asia means increased costs and longer flights. As long as we get used to it, as long as there is something else, during this time we will be allowed into Europe.
— What awaits Russian football in the coming year?
– Never mind! We are already missing two cycles: the European and World Championships. It seems to me that no one wants to change anything now. We’ll wait, but time is ticking. Officials, of course, don’t care, but for the players it’s a big loss. Everyone wants to play in international competitions. Some won’t play at all.
— Can a great football player grow up in such conditions?
– No, it won’t grow. The World Cup, European Championship, Champions League is a great experience. Football players are progressing! Playing in the same championship all the time, of course, they will not grow. Some people don’t want change. Change means delving into the Asian mentality; going to the federation is very difficult. Why should we go there? They have their own kitchen there, we have ours here. You can’t do anything, you’ll have to wait,” Metaratings.ru quotes Kanchelskis.
At the end of February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams and clubs from participating in international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.
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Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic has announced that he will retire from football at the age of 35. In an interview with Tuttosport, the player said that he wants to spend more time with his family.
The Bosnian, who played a total of 666 official matches during his career, scored 77 goals and provided 132 assists. Pjanic, whose career has included clubs such as Barcelona and Juventus, has won a total of 9 trophies.
Pjanich’s last team was Moscow CSKA.
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English club Liverpool have announced the end of their collaboration with the set-piece coach Aaron Briggs. It should be noted that the specialist was fired because the club was dissatisfied with the team’s behavior in standard situations this season.
He notes that work on standards will now be distributed among the remaining members of the technical staff.
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The Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region proposed to conclude a peace agreement between FC “Rostov” and the Department of Property and Land Relations of the city of Rostov-on-Don in the request to recover from the football club almost 465 million rubles of debt under a land lease agreement, the court file shows.
“The court decided to grant the defendant’s motion. To reconcile the parties, the trial was postponed to January 14, 2026 at 10:40 Moscow time. It invites the parties to take measures for peace,” reads the minutes of the court hearing.
According to the case documents, in June 2025, the department appealed to the Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region to recover FC “Rostov” has more than 348 million rubles of debt under the land lease agreement, as well as 127 million rubles in penalties.
In October 2025 a FC “Rostov” reported financial problems to the club, according to the general director of the club Igor Goncharov, RFU they asked management and owners FC “Rostov” promptly take measures to eliminate problems in order to obtain the license for the new season.
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