Goalie CSKA Igor Akinfeev in an interview with , he spoke about the organization of his tournament.
On Tuesday, August 15, a press conference was held on the Igor Akinfeev Cup tournament, which will bring together 16 children’s football teams from the Moscow region. The competitions will take place in Khimki on August 21 and 22.
– The tournament is strong. He will stand firmly on his feet, he will stand and continue to stand. In addition, we have good help, that we moved from Bronnitsy near Moscow, we will play in New Khimki. It’s a good story. Thanks to Andrei Yuryevich Vorobyov, who helps us. And the chiefs, his deputies. It will be cooler there, plus Khimki is closer for us and for the teams. This year the wow teams!
– Why do you need it?
First of all, I am a footballer. Secondly, I really want to see a strong Russian team, if not now, years later. It is very important for me! Thanks to my tournament. It is very important for me to have a solid team. Don’t hire non-professionals. And when you have the strongest academies – CSKA, Zenit, Dynamo (Minsk), Pakhtakor will be. It’s already an international tournament, in fact.
– RFU cannot be pulled up?
— The RFU also helps us a lot at times, well done. If we have any hiccups or problems, we turn to them. They are always moving forward. They also do everything for us.
Should the tournament be extended?
“Now is not the time to stretch out. Let’s do this tournament first. Let’s live and see what happens next. If we don’t have sanctions and something else changes, then of course we can invite teams from abroad. Before the first tournament, we had such an idea, but it didn’t work out either.
– Is this a starting point?
– Not a starting point, but a point for great football, so to speak, as 12-year-olds are connected with 13-15-year-olds. And the 16-17 year olds should either be in the youth teams or already get into the masters team.
Are there other prizes besides the certificates?
– Certainly. The challenge cups will be. There are already engravings with the names of those who have already won the tournament. But the cup itself is very beautiful!
– Master Saturn won twice, Chertanovo, Strogino, and the fifth year is still unknown.
– CSKA, I think. It’s pure football cup, and we also have kickball,” Akinfeev told .
Source : MatchTV
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