Ex-Moscow, Rostov and Lokomotiv chief Yuri Belous in an interview with spoke about his attitude to Russia’s possible transition to competitions under the auspices of the AFC.
At the moment, Belous is at the Asian Cup (U-20), which takes place from March 1 to 18 in Tashkent and Fergana.
– Discussions on the possible inclusion of Russia in the AFC during the tournament are ongoing; intonation, most often disoriented. They don’t understand how it is possible to jump from the European Champions League to Asia with its huge distances and prices that barely cover the flights. They note the high level of Russian infrastructure left after the 2018 World Cup. In my opinion, all this indicates that it is not worth making sudden moves to move to the AFC. There is hope for a change in the general situation and our return to Europe. Before that, you can play friendly matches with Iran, Iraq, etc. “said the correspondent quoting Belous.
As previously reported, the RFU and the Iranian Football Federation have agreed to hold a friendly match of the national teams on March 23 in Tehran. The Russian team will play Iraq in St. Petersburg on March 26.
Watch live broadcasts of MIR RPL matches on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. On March 11, live on , watch the matches Torpedo – Ural (from 1.30 p.m. Moscow time) and Spartak – Fakel (from 4 p.m.).
Source : MatchTV
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