Russia mulls restoring Soviet league
- Published: 30 Nov 2012 at 17.47
- Online news: Sports
The Russian Premier League is studying the possibility of organising a new championship that would involve the other states of the former Soviet Union, its chief said on Friday.
A Champions League banner hangs near a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on May 20, 2008. The Russian Premier League is studying the possibility of organising a new championship that would involve the other states of the former Soviet Union, its chief said on Friday.
"Several premiership clubs have asked the league to study their proposal to create a CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) football championship," Sergei Pryadkin said in a statement on the league's official website.
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