The head of the RFU, Dyukov, announced the high chances of Russians returning to tournaments by the end of the year.

Alexander Dyukov, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), said on July 12 that it was highly likely that Russian football players would return to international competitions by the end of 2025.

"It's intuition and information. The probability of returning before the end of the year is high," Dyukov was quoted as saying by Sport—Express.

"We have a very non-political international federation"

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