State Duma Deputy Nikolai Valuev told that he considers the decision of the Union of European Football Associations to be discriminatory (UEFA ) change the position regarding admission to competitions of Russian football teams for players under the age of 17.
According to Sky News journalist Rob Harris, the UEFA executive committee decided on Tuesday to abandon plans to send Russian U-17 teams back to international tournaments.
— Such decisions should come as no surprise: politics guides UEFA and other global sports organizations. There is absolutely nothing surprising, discrimination will continue until all SVO problems are resolved. We are marginalized at the adult, youth and collegiate sports levels.
Let’s not forget that UEFA is not only a sporting organization, but also a commercial organization. They are also looking to make money and due to the boycott of many European countries, financial problems could arise. It should be noted that they did not fight these boycotts. Of course, changing the decision every week does not reflect well on UEFA officials, but it would be strange if they still allowed us in,” Valuev told .
Source : MatchTV
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