Athletistic / Football. The Secretary General of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Maxim Mitrofanov assessed Russia’s position in the UEFA club rankings. Due to the sanctions, our country has disappeared from the top 20, although it was previously among the top 10 countries.
“This issue should be taken into account when the detailed return of Russia to the UEFA tournament system will be directly discussed. Our position will be that Russia is restored to the ranking. When this decision was made, we do not participate in international tournaments. made in 2022, our position was not asked. Therefore, we believe that it is unfair to clubs and players who continue to work, play and are ready to participate in competitions. But for now I will not go into details, because. we have decisions on the date or conditions of a hypothetical return,” – Sport-Express quotes Mitrofanov.
Currently, Russia is ranked 29th in the UEFA rankings. At the end of the last two seasons, Russia is guaranteed to score 4,333 points (a fixed minimum), while other countries gain points as the campaign progresses. This is due to the fact that at the end of February 2022, all Russian national teams and clubs were suspended from participating in FIFA and UEFA tournaments due to the CVO in Ukraine.
Source: Sport
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