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12 of August, 21:56

The football Federation of Ukraine asks FIFA and UEFA on sanctions against RAF
MOSCOW, 12 Aug - f-Sport. The head of the football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) Anatoly Konkov appealed to FIFA President Joseph Blatter and the head of UEFA Michel Platini with the request to take the punishment for the Russian football Union (RFU) in connection with the participation of the clubs of the Crimea in the Cup of Russia.

On Tuesday Sevastopol SCCF beat TJC from Simferopol (2: 0), and Yalta " Pearl lost to FC " Sochi " (0: 2) in matches 1/256 of the final of Cup of Russia, thereby making his debut under the auspices of the RFU. The Bureau of the Executive Committee of the Russian football Union on July 31 approved a speech clubs from the Crimea and Sevastopol in the season-2014/15 In the 2nd division of the championship of the Russian Federation, zone " South", provided they complete the necessary procedures of admission to the competition. The eighth of August, Sevastopol SCCF, Simferopol ECT and " Pearl " have passed certification PFL (Professional football League).

" We became witnesses of How the Executive Committee of the Russian football Union illegally and groundlessly received in their own part of the Ukrainian clubs from the Crimean Peninsula. Knowing that the RFU not officially informed neither UEFA nor the FIFA on the issue, I consider it necessary to bring to your data that the 12 August 3 Ukrainian club participated in draw of the Cup of Russia. We understand that such activity of the RAF is not looking statutory regulations of FIFA, UEFA, FFU and the RFU, " wrote Skates Blatter and Platini in the letter posted on the official Internet representation of the FFU.

" As a leader of the Ukrainian national Association, appeal to you with request to take necessary measures to address this situation, including the use of lawful punishment to the party infringing the regulations and ignoring the basic principles of the top football authorities ", - he added.

Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after the last in March referendum in which the majority of residents voted for their entry into the Russian Federation.

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