“Mikhail Vilkov has been removed from refereeing without the right to be reinstated.
We took into account the numerous mistakes made by Vilkov, which do not correspond to the status of the referee of the Russian Premier League (RPL), ”the RFU press service quotes Khachaturyants.
The head of the referee committee also asked RPL clubs to prepare proposals on further steps in the implementation of referee reform.
“We will create a working group with RPL clubs and will work together to improve the situation,” he said.
Vilkov was the referee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) until 2019.
Earlier it was reported that Karasev will serve the Zenit - Lokomotiv match.