The Russian anti-FIFA organization is already on March 31st. What do you need to know? – Russia-2022 – Blogs
While everything is foggy.
On March 31, a meeting of the FIFA Congress in Doha will take place – an event that can seriously take place in Russian football. There is a possibility that FIFA will exclude the RFU from the organization.
Why is it so important?
It’s simple: if the membership of the RFU is suspended (or the RFU is in danger), then Russian football will expand on a global scale from France: there will be no legal or competitive ties.
Before Congress, another important trial awaits us – the approval of decisions that are considered in relation to Russia at a meeting in March. This is the removal of the national team from the play-offs at the 2022 World Cup (already a formality) and the removal of Russian clubs from participation in European competitions.
Will everything be decided at the congress?
The fourth item on the agenda is the item “Suspension of membership or exclusion of an association.”
Perhaps we are talking only about the football associations of Zimbabwe and Kenya. They cannot be customary for FIFA, because state bodies interfere in their affairs. The FIFA Council suspended their membership in the organization, but this topic is still relevant and will be discussed on the basis.
The press service of FIFA does not disclose which specific countries in question. Request on the topic from “Sport-Express” without a response.
What are the chances of an exception?
FIFA can suspend Russia’s membership in the organization only if the decision is approved by three-quarters of the delegates who attended the congress. Excluding Zimbabwe, Kenya and Russia, 208 FIFA member associations can vote. It turns out that 156 votes are required for approval.
Much will be mathematical from voting. Closed is likely to slightly improve the position of Russia. Under the format procedure, some organizations will not dare to support the RFU.
Alexey Sorokin, the former CEO of the Organizing Committee for the World Cup 2018, believes that there is no reason to worry. “I see no grounds for depriving or suspending the RFU membership in FIFA. It is clear that the time is difficult, but there are FIFA’s charter and procedures. There are no real reasons for serious decisions. In any case, it is necessary to communicate with the emergence of federations, to build relationships“, Sorokin said for Match TV.
Who will represent Russia at the congress?
The composition of the delegation is unknown. RPL President Ashot Khachaturyants said: the invitation for the RFU is still valid, the congress must be attended.
“There is a dialogue with UEFA and FIFA. Until our invitation to Doha was cancelled, we were supposed to be there for a conference. In situations where I can change everything every day, I can’t say for sure. I hope that Alexander Valeryevich (Dyukov) has a very long and business-like relationship with all the leaders, he made a great contribution. The personal factor plays a plus for us in order to restore our participation in world football, ”Khachaturyants said a week ago.
What will happen after the congress?
Everything depends on the decision. Leonid Fedun spoke about the executive committee of the RFU and said that all decisions of domestic football should be made only after the conclusion of the FIFA-UEFA Agreement.
Journalist Sergei Yegorov said that this is partly why he postponed the topic of expanding the RPL to 18 teams.
Nobel Arustamyan does not rule out that in case of disqualification, the RFU will move from UEFA to the Asian Confederation after the expiration of the term (if any).
Important: only after the end of autumn. If FIFA suspends / excludes the RFU, the Russian team will not be able to move to Asia and quickly take part in international competitions. In theory, this is possible only after returning to FIFA.
“Israel is a prime example of such a transfer. The local sports team in UEFA is not due to confusion in geography – no, in 1964 Israel won and won the Asian Cup. The Israelis came under the auspices of UEFA after a boycott by the Arab states – matches between conditional Libya, Jordan or Saudi Arabia are impossible. In Europe, Israel has been playing since the nineties.
It is quite possible that in the event of the emergence of the RFU, it is going to follow the probable path – on the sidelines they are very actively talking about such proposals. The change of registration will slightly soften the discourse around Russian football. Low teams and clubs are unlikely to want to play with Russia in the coming years, and there is no such pressure in Asia.
In the meantime, the likelihood of a serious discussion regarding Russian football is extremely high, ”Arustamyan wrote in own telegram channel.
Go to Asia – a real option?
Problems with Israel – the situation is still different.
In 1974, Israel was expelled from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Then everyone dispersed Kuwait: 17 members of the AFC producers of this initiative, 13 opposed, and 6 abstained.
Europe chose the Israelis and their chosen ones in the selection for the 1980 World Cup. But the Israelis were not immediately made a full member of UEFA. In the end, Israel did not enter any of the confederations and expected to go to the World Cup across the Ocean. hit the joints, but lost to Colombia.
Israel began playing in UEFA tournaments only in 1991, and entered the European federation in 1994. This happened only 20 years after the expulsions from Asia.
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