The Russian national football team will no longer play in equipment from adidas due to sanctions.

The RFU announced that the national team will sign a contract with another technical sponsor.

Recall that the RFU and adidas began joint cooperation in 2008.. In August 2021, the parties entered into a new agreement, which was calculated until 2026, but with the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the agreement was terminated.

Note that, despite this, in the fall, the Russian team played three friendly matches in this form..

After February 24, UEFA excluded Russian clubs from European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the right to play in the qualifying play-offs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. On May 2, UEFA decided to remove Russian clubs and national teams from the 2022/2023 international season.

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Earlier it was reported that the UAF called on FIFA and UEFA to exclude Russia from the organizations.