Former midfielder of the Russian national team Igor Semshov on the possible departure of Russian football from Europe to Asia.
Igor Semshov“I would like our team and clubs to play in international tournaments. Of course, it is more prestigious to perform in Europe than in Asia. If FIFA does not remove the ban from us, there is no point in moving to Asia.
We also need to understand how long this ban will last and when Europe will remove sanctions from Russian clubs and national teams. At first, I also thought that it would be better to go to the AFC and play there, but even if the Russian team gets to the 2026 World Cup through Asia, FIFA simply will not allow it to play there.
In this situation, it is not advisable to move to Asia. Europe will not remove restrictions from us, but we need to play somehow. Since FIFA forbids, we must wait with the decision to move to Asia and see how UEFA behaves, ”RB quotes Semshov as saying.
