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A Premier League presidential candidate believes that he is now a “bogus” organization.
May 11, 2020, 00:35
The candidate for the post of President of the Ukrainian Premier League, Oleg Smaliychuk, made a pre-election statement. He is ready for a year not to receive money for his work in this position, and he also believes that Ukrainian football is on the brink of the abyss and is forced to unite to avoid disaster.
“You know, historically it has somehow happened that clubs first select a president to lead their football and then they start leading the president himself. And the president of the UPL becomes a political figure who walks, as they say, cleans up your pants and get paid, “said Smaliychuk on the air of the show Great football.
“As for me, I will say the following: I am ready to work for free for a year. None of you, dear club owners and presidents, will ask for a penny. But in return I ask you to give me the right to express my position in a meeting with you guys. An unpopular position that you probably won’t like. “
“Once again, now the question” live or not live? “It is sharper than ever. It is not a fact that we are at the bottom, but very close to it. It may happen that there is nothing to save. My position is simple: time” Political agreements and schemes should be a thing of the past . I repeat: football in our country should be like a religion, not a toy in the hands of the oligarchs. “
“You know, I’ve been living in Europe for about 20 years. And recently I realized that I’m embarrassed to introduce myself as manager of Ukraine, a soccer country. I’m not even talking about the quality or the game of our clubs. Let’s take An example of this is the fact that probably “8 out of 10 of our soccer players that we educate in our academies, in our clubs, in European championships do not withstand any competition or criticism. They return to Ukraine in a hot bath. “
“Now we are about to make decisive decisions. I think I am nobody to reconcile the parties to the conflict. If you do not reconcile and understand that we have already played to the point that soccer may not even be in this country, so you don’t need neither the president nor the Premier League. I read the statute of this organization, it was made false with political agreements. It is a simple scapegoat, not an organization. Either we will have a strong league with an independent president, or we are friends I am not interested in a friend. “
The presidential election of the Ukrainian Premier League is scheduled for May 25. In addition to Oleg Smaliychuk, Alexander Shevchenko and Mikhail Metreveli are applying for a position.
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