“If we have such dirt everywhere, we need to burn it with a hot iron” – the director of “Tyumen” about the “Wings of the Soviets” scandal

The director of Tyumen, Alexander Popov, told that if the words of the governor of the Samara region Vyacheslav Fedorishchev If corruption in Russian football is confirmed by the facts, then we must take radical measures and restore order to the sport.

Earlier, Fedorishchev said that one of the officials “The wings of the Soviets “reported a debt of 36 million rubles to criminals involved in corruption in the Russian football refereeing body. Later, the press service of the RFU reported that the facts stated in Fedorishchev’s statement regarding the request for financing for corruption purposes constitute grounds for contacting law enforcement agencies.

— How do you assess the statements of the governor of the Samara region on corruption in the judiciary?

“Apparently it’s boiling.” But this has been around for a long time and it was high time to address this issue. This is still more or less normal in the Premier League, where there is VAR, but what is happening in the Second League? I experienced everything myself; we didn’t manage to reach the top for three or four years, even though we were above everyone else.

There were all these matches behind the scenes, and to get into the FNL I don’t even know what to do. Maybe all the stars should have aligned. We lost in the last round and received penalties in overtime so it was a draw and we couldn’t qualify.

It took a long time to put things in order. I think today judges receive normal money. So if there are facts, if that is indeed the case, then we need to investigate. 36 million is crazy money, it would be better to spend it on children’s sports. But here they are given somewhere, for some results.

I don’t know why Krylia Sovetov needs this. Maybe a settling of scores? I don’t know what it’s really like. But do Samara and her team really want to win medals? What difference does it make whether they are sixth or ninth? And to become seventh instead of ninth, you have to give 36 million? Go crazy, give money to the kids!

— There are still more questions than answers. It is not a fact that this money was used to buy results.

— I have always advocated fair football. This will only benefit everyone.

— Will it happen that the hornet’s nest will be thrown to the ground and many people in Russian football will suffer?

– We have to go through this too. When I came to football, futsal and hockey, I was never interested in who would referee. It doesn’t matter who the referee is or what city he comes from. I already know that this is all for nothing. There is a system out there that cannot be broken, and there is no point in shouting. The problem must be handled scrupulously, so that law enforcement, in conjunction with the RFU and the leagues, monitors the situation.

— Will the scandal serve any purpose?

– I think it will be beneficial. Why not? If such facts exist and are confirmed, then all of this must be removed. You open the crime papers and read how many judges are in jail. But that hadn’t happened before, they were immune, no one touched them.

Of course, I don’t want to believe that we have such dirt everywhere, but if it exists, we need to burn it with a hot iron.

— To save lives, is it worth cutting off an infected leg?

– Certainly. It will be an example for everyone if in fact everything is confirmed and someone is punished. We have not had such a precedent, from the Soviet Union to Russia in the 90s. If there were different laws, everything would be different, but they themselves provoke, take, realizing that they can go unpunished,” Popov told .

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