Thursday 30 April 2015

Sports: RUSSIA TO FORCE OUT IMIGRANTS, ESPECIALLY FOOTBALLERS AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS.

Minister of Sports Dr. Tammy Danagogo

This is a new development as the Russian government have declared their intention to re-enforce their leagues come 2018 world cup. The aim, they have explained is to strengthen their national team and their football system.
The Russian government is set to bring in tough restrictions on the number of foreign players in the country’s top soccer league in order to develop home-grown players for the 2018 Mundial.
With his ministry poised to gain new powers to limit the number of foreigners in the Russian Premier League, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says he will “cut back on foreign players in a very tough way,” in comments on Tuesday reported by Russian agency R-Sport.

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