“Plans to expand the Premier League welcome. Actually, this issue was almost resolved a year ago. Everyone understands that 16 clubs are too few for Russia, ”the Soviet Sport expert quotes.
In his opinion, Russian players will begin to trust more with the increase in clubs. He also believes that the RPL will find windows for additional matches, as the climate has changed in recent years.
“Once in the middle of November it was impossible to play football. With the advent of modern arenas and global warming, many problems have disappeared. And pauses in the calendar should be reduced. Finance? Our clubs need to learn to live within our means and strive for stability, ”Fedotov added.
He stressed that in Europe there are many clubs with a small budget, but they survive by working with fans, training young people and competent transfers.
Currently 16 teams are competing in the RPL, 30 rounds are being held in the championship. On January 16, the general meeting of league clubs voted to increase the number of participants to 18 teams.
General Secretary of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Alaev said that there is no economic basis for expanding the RPL.