Pavel Kolobkov

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MOSCOW, April 8. /Offset. TASS Dilshad Lomovsky/. Russian football now needs to see how to effectively use the legacy of the 2018 world Cup. This was at a conference of the Russian football Union (RFU) said the Minister of sports of Russia Pavel Kolobkov.

The conference will be discussed “Strategy of development of football in the Russian Federation for the period till 2030”.

“We now have to think about how we use the legacy of the world Cup after him. Today we will discuss a development strategy. Everyone needs to understand that football affects sentiment in the country, this including depends on the status of our country in the international arena,” said Kolobok.

World Cup matches will be held from June 14 to July 15, 2018 in 11 cities of Russia. In June-July 2017 Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi, will take the confederations Cup. “Training is at a high level . Such competitions – the growth of Russia’s status in the international arena and the growth of the economy,” said Balls.