Thus, the ex-player of the St. Petersburg "

Arshavin stated this in a commentary to the R-Sport propaganda news agency..

He predicted that after the lifting of sanctions by the European Football Union (UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA), fans should not hope for good results.. In addition, Arshavin called on Russian clubs to release all foreign players..

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It seems to me that we will have intermediate results upon return. If everything goes well with finances, our tops will be able to increase. Do not expect extravaganzas, but a complete failure is not acceptable. Should legionnaires be kept during the period without European competitions?

In my opinion, we need to let everyone go and bet on our own,"

We add that UEFA extended the " Even in the early days of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended the clubs and teams of the Russian Federation from participating in tournaments under their auspices. Now UEFA has banned the Russians from participating in competitions in the next season-2022/23.

At the same time, we note that Russia has not yet been expelled from UEFA and FIFA. The decision taken by UEFA on May 2 also does not provide for the deprivation of the aggressor country of membership in the European football organization..