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Andrei Kobelev said about the rapid decline in the level of Russian football

The former player and coach of Dynamo Moscow said that now the level of football in Russia is much lower than before

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Andrei Kobelev said about the rapid decline in the level of Russian football

The level of Russian football is rapidly falling, said “Sport-Express” former football player and coach of Moscow “Dynamo” Andrei Kobelev.

As for the level of football in Russia, for me it is falling rapidly. It's much lower now than it used to be. There are many factors, one main and decisive is difficult to name. The fact that five clubs are now fighting for the victory in the RPL is good, but do not forget that there will be a big pause ahead. As a rule, a completely different championship begins in the spring, Kobelev said.

Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from international tournaments since 2022.

After 14 rounds of RPL this season, five teams broke away from the rest. In front of Zenit and Dynamo Moscow (31 points each), then Spartak (29), Krasnodar (26) and CSKA (26).

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