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Will Russia flee to football Asia? How is the Czech public reacting?
The war started by the Russian Federation on the territory of neighbouring Ukraine has been going on for more than a month. Since the beginning of the invasion, Western countries have acted together and imposed all kinds of sanctions on the Russian aggressor. Even the football environment has not escaped the sanctions!
The war started by the Russian Federation on the territory of neighbouring Ukraine has been going on for more than a month. Since the beginning of the invasion, Western countries have acted together and imposed all kinds of sanctions on the Russian aggressor. Even the football environment has not escaped the sanctions!
Russia’s national football team has missed out on a barrier to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA knocked Russia out of the barrage and granted Poland a contingency to the final stage of the barrage, where the Poles won 2: 0 against the Swedes.
The sanctions on Russian football are far more extensive. UEFA has banned Russian clubs from European cups until further notice. This essentially means that football Russia is isolated from European football and from confrontation with European teams.
What to do about it? Who will the Russians play with? Behind the scenes there is talk that they might join Asian competitions. There is, after all, a significant part of the Russian Federation in Asia, but what about quality? Can it even work?
If Russian football were to opt for this option, the move would still have to be confirmed by all current members of the Asian federation. This is extremely unlikely, as the Japanese or South Koreans, for example, have imposed sanctions on Russia, as has the West.
Anyway, playing the Asian Champions League instead of the UEFA Champions League is quite a marked difference. The same would be true when comparing the Euros and the Asian Championships. However, there have been similar shifts between federations throughout history.
In 2002 Kazakhstan moved from Asia towards the European UEFA and in 2005 Australia moved from Oceania to Asia.
The reaction of the Czech public
“If their UEFA ban was to last for a longer period of time, it would probably make sense from their point of view.”
“77% of Russia is in Asia. So it makes sense. The most Serbia wants them in Europe. To mutual satisfaction, let them go.”
“Let them go and take Azerbaijan and Turkey and Cyprus with them. It will only be good for Asian football.”
“It would be nice to stop pretending that Russia is Europe.”
Source:: bolnews, JoeCalimero
