UEFA vice-president spoke on the matter that excites Polish fans, i.e. the match -. Many fans and experts believe that our footballers should not go to Moscow because of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. – I believe that in such a situation Polish sportsmen should not go to Russia – On Monday, Vladimir Putin announced the decision to recognize the independence of two self-proclaimed republics in the east of Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk.
Zbigniew Boniek is adamant about the boycott of the play-offs in Russia. “FIFA will punish Poland with a forfeit and no one will even cry for us”
As we reported on Sport.pl, it intends to send to and an official letter in which it will present its concerns about the entire situation. However, there will be no pressure on the Polish side to move the play-off match to neutral territory or to our country. This is what a large part of the fans is demanding. The portal received a comment from Zbigniew Bonek on this subject, who has a clear position.
– The call for Poland to boycott the play-off in Moscow is completely frivolous behavior. Someone wants to shine on social media but has no idea about reality. Neither Boniek, Kowalski, nor anyone else will decide to cancel the play-off on their own. This can only be done by FIFA, which has no basis for it yet. UEFA only deals with the play-off from the administrative side: for example, it appoints referees. Let’s get ready for the game in Moscow. Let’s win it and it’ll be fun. – says Boniek.
The former president of the Polish Football Association, and currently the vice-president of UEFA, points out that Polish footballers have nothing to fear. The game will go ahead as scheduled, unless FIFA decides otherwise, and it can only do so if sanctions are imposed against Russia.
– FIFA will punish Poland with a forfeit and no one will even cry for us. Russia will play in the final of the play-off for Qatar. Unless the situation in Ukraine changes dramatically – notes Boniek.
– Is there a threat to our players in Moscow? Not. So there is no reason for FIFA to move the match to Katowice, as we would like, or to a neutral area. We had such a situation once before when we met Israel in Jerusalem. As the president of the Polish Football Association, I had two such players in my team who did not want to fly because they were afraid of a rocket attack. I received an assurance from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it was safe. We played the match, we won, we returned home safe and sound – he adds.
The Russia-Poland meeting is scheduled for March 24.
On Tuesday, information emerged that UEFA is closely monitoring the situation in Russia and is considering moving the final from St. Petersburg to London.
Source: Sport
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