The former footballer from Russia, Dmitry Alenichev, seems tired of watching his national team’s “friendly” matches against obscure teams and therefore reached out for help from his Belarusian brothers.
— We are friends with the Belarusians, we can come up with something together, some kind of unofficial tournament. Just like they held a tournament in Israel back in the day, sponsored by Roman Abramovich — the “First Channel Cup,” Alenichev is quoted by the local Metaratings.