Down-the-line.com / Beach Soccer. Head coach of the Russian beach soccer team Mikhail Likhachev spoke about the withdrawal of Russian teams from international tournaments under the auspices of UEFA. The suspension will be in effect during the 2022/2023 season.

“Probably, in these realities, UEFA’s decision is expected. It was hard to imagine that beach football would be considered separately from all the others. But even in such a difficult time, our task is to stay strong, to do our best in terms of training camps, friendly matches.

The Russian national team is the team that should live and exist in any political situation. I think that with the leadership of the RFU, we will find the tools that will allow our team to remain at a high sporting level even in the absence of international competitions, even if it is difficult to do.

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We don’t think our suspension will last long. I would like to return to international tournaments as soon as possible. Now we will look for opponents ready to play with us. In beach soccer, there are many countries that are ready to play with us, given our status and the general relationship that has developed over the years,” Match TV Likhachev quotes.