Sverdlovsk Region Sports Minister Leonid Rapoport has threatened the players and management of Ekaterinburg-based FC Ural with firing squad if the club does not return to the Russian Premier League, from which it was relegated at the end of last season.
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"For the season, the regional governor has set a direct task for Ural - to get into the RPL. Otherwise, the firing squad. I say this phrase not for the first time and not only to the players. So far we have not reached the extreme measure", - said Rapoport on air of the TV channel OTV.