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A Russian football association said it had received a request from FIFA concerning the participation of the Russian teams Sokol and Anji-2 in the Crimean tournament
Russian media reported this
"A Russian football association was received last week a request from FIFA for the participation of football clubs "Sokol" (Saratov) and "Anji-2" (Makhachkala) at the Crimean Football Union Open Winter Football Cup 2017. We are currently aware of the situation and will inform the appropriate FIFA division, and for our part we can add that when the day of Russian and international national competitions at all levels of the RFU still adheres to all FIFA ", – said the press service of the Russian Federation.
Currently, the RFU claims that "there is no connection to the Crimean tournament, which was Russian." The Russian football association has nothing to do with this tournament. As stated by the president of one of the clubs, the teams organized a training camp and did not participate in any official competition under any auspices, "said the president.
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