Four years after Moscow hosted the World Cup final, Russian football is crumbling. The brutal invasion of Ukraine has made them a pariah state and that isolation has brought a deep and inevitable impact. 📝 PJBuckingham
winger, has remained committed to Spartak Moscow with a deal that runs until 2024. He has never made any reference to the war in Ukraine on his social media channels and returned to pre-season training this week.
Markus Gisdol, the German, stepped down from his position with Lokomotiv Moscow within days of Russia invading Ukraine, and Daniel Farke, the ex-Norwich City boss, left Krasnodar without taking charge of a single game. “Unfortunately, the serious side of life has now caught up with us,” he said in a parting statement.
All could have counted on revenue streams boosted by UEFA, but collective appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport are not expected to see bans overturned. The financial hits are not just from UEFA. Spartak, who axed their second-tier team in May due to budget cuts, have lost Nike, their kit manufacturer since 2005, and there are also doubts over Nike’s arrangement with Zenit. The 2021-22 kit will be worn when a new season begins but these long associations are set to end.Reports in Russia have suggested that Nike will be replaced by Bigser Sport at Zenit, a kit manufacturer based in Kyrgyzstan.
The best-laid plans have effectively been shredded. “I can say that about 80 per cent of the league development concept that I prepared has now become irrelevant,” said Khachaturyants, who has since stood down. “Now we must try to live in other realities.” “We will see from these companies how much money they are still making and how much they have to spend. Budgets for most clubs will be secure for this season but the challenges will come in 2023.
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