The Russian Federation demands to eliminate Ukraine's football national team because of "discrimination of Russians" - the media
According to journalists, the RFS addressed a letter to UEFA inspectors from ethics and discipline, which demanded to eliminate the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Oleksandr Petrakov. In the appeal, some statements of the Ukrainian specialist were quoted, in which, according to Russian officials, he does not adhere to political neutrality and performs "discriminating Russians".
According to The Guardian, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Denis Rogachev as "Proof of Pure" by Alexander Petrakov made comments that the head coach of the Ukrainian national football team gave the Italian media. "My family advised me to go to the western regions of Ukraine but I refused. I said," I am from Kiev, I can't leave. "People have to defend myself and I can't run away. I thought if they came to Kiev, I will take the weapon and protect my city.
I am 64 years old, but I felt it normal. I think I will be able to kill two or three enemies, "Petrakov said in an interview with The Guardian, dating from April 1. In communication with British journalists, a specialist also called that at the beginning of the invasion he had a desire to join the ranks of territorial defense, but he was refused age.
The RFS, quoting Oleksandr Petrakov's statements, claims that the Ukrainian coach violates the Codes of FIFA and UEFA, which forbid "any discrimination against the country" and are aimed at promoting football "in the spirit of peace".
"The statements of the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Oleksandr Petrakov are made against the background of political conflict between the two countries - Russia and Ukraine - and is a political message that clearly violates the fundamental principle of political neutral on the basis ", - wrote the deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Denis Rogachev in an address to UEFA, which has no mention of the invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.
At the time of publishing the material on the official website of the Russian Football Union, information was not published that the Russian Federation requires the disqualification of Ukrainian specialist Alexander Petrakov. It is worth noting that in March, Alexander Petrakov, commenting on the invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stated that there is no longer a country like Russia.