According to the UEFA press service, the program included two former players of the Russian national team: Andrei Arshavin and Aleksey Smertin. The program was created with the aim to provide former players of national teams with knowledge in 20 months to help them use football experience in administrative work.
“Every football player knows that his career will come to an end, and is afraid of being in a different environment. In this case, there are two ways: go to train or try yourself in the administrative field of football. I am more attracted to the second option. This is a program to improve my knowledge. I’ll try to take as much as possible from this course, ”Arshavin said.
In addition to the Russians, the courses will also include training for the 2006 Golden Ball winner Kaka, former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Inter Champions League winner Julio Cesar and others.
Earlier it was reported that UEFA could punish the Turkish national team for a military greeting.