Fair elections
The new president of the Russian Football Union (RFU) as expected, it has become Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko. At the conference, Mr. Mutko RFU enlisted the support of all registered delegates, receiving thus a comprehensive mandate of trust. Use it the head of the RFU intends first of all to solve the financial problems of the union, which, according to Vitaly Mutko is actually bankrupt. The debts of the organization is 1.2 billion rubles., And still sources of their coverage is not visible. However, today Mutko intends to sign a contract with a new sponsor, and in the future to ensure that the revenue part of the budget of the RFU was at least 3 billion rubles.
Extraordinary report and election conference of the RFU, more precisely, that part of it that was assigned to the presidential election, has become probably the shortest in the history of the organization. On election Vitaly Mutko, who was the only candidate for president of the RFU, which is an early release in late May, Nikolai Tolstoy, it took less than an hour. During the candidacy of the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation voted for all conference delegates. This result allowed Mr Mutko also improve its own record set in 2005, when he first headed the RAF. Then, the conference still found one delegate, who voted against Vitali Mutko.
The election of Mr Mutko, head of the RFU was so expected that it long before the vote was seen in the football world is already de facto as his supervisor. However, from a whatsoever specifics regarding steps for the withdrawal of the RAF from the crisis, he still refrained. Finally, yesterday Vitaly Mutko told what is going to focus on in the coming year and a half, that is already before the next reporting conference RFU: on it he has to go through the process of re-election. To start Vitaly Mutko has promised not to make a personnel revolution. The only notable would be the appointment of Alexei Sorokin, general director of the organizing committee of the 2018 World Cup, which will take Russia, for the post of secretary general of the RAF. First vice-president Nikita Simonyan structures and CEO Alexander Alaev retain their positions.
The focus Mutko, as expected, is going to put the financial problems of the Union. He recalled that when he left the RAF in 2009 (he was replaced by Sergei Fursenko), the accounts of the organization was at least $ 80 million. The budget of the RAF during the leadership of Mr Mutko they stood at about 1.5 billion rubles., Have debts Union was not, and he was considered the most successful financially Russian sports federation. But now the RFU have only debts. Preceded by Vitaly Mutko, Nikolai Tolstoy, and has not managed to find a common language with the sponsors nor (so to support the RAF refused “Gazprom”), nor with the clubs or the football agent, left the organization with a substantial debt burden. RFU many months not been paid to the former Russia coach Fabio Capello, and only after the intervention of the Minister of Sport Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov has allocated for these purposes 700 million rubles. Later, the RAF received from some sources, according to various estimates, from € 7 million to € 15 million for breach of contract with the Italian.
According to Mr. Mutko RFU debts now account for 1.2 billion rubles. “The amount is quite impressive. So much so that the RFU unable to implement many of their programs. And then, to pay off debts, take at least one and a half years. In this case the lion’s share of the proceeds in the RAF will go just to creditors,” – said Mutko.
It is obvious that without the appearance of the RFU new sponsors to withdraw from the Union of the crisis will not be possible. However, Mutko assured that today will be a new partner of the RFU. “On Thursday, at 11 am in Khimki will sign a new contract,” – said Mr Mutko. He added that the negotiations are still at least three potential partners. And the favorable development of the situation, according to the president of the RFU, it is realistic to bring the budget revenue structure of the head football to 3 billion rubles. in year. In addition, Vitaly Mutko spoke against the practice of “purpose” of sponsors, pointing out that until 2010 the title sponsor of the Russian Premier League (Premier League) was a “Rosgosstrakh”, but “administratively changed to another close to the state organization (” SOGAZ “. – “b” ) “. “Now we need to convince,” Rosgosstrakh “to come back. He wanted to – it was removed, the other did not want to – made” – he added. However, that “Rosgosstrakh” this season will once again be the title sponsor of the Premier League, became known before the conference. “But in any case, I support the market-based approach to attracting sponsors. With companies need to work directly, it is necessary that they themselves were interested in cooperating. A designated sponsors leave at the first opportunity,” – said Mutko.
he touched the issue of the fair value of the commercial rights to the championship of Russia. At the moment they are handed over to the structures of “Gazprom-Media”. In particular, the TV company “NTV Plus” for a three-year agreement, the Premier League will pay 1.98 billion rubles for. in year. At the same time 500 million rubles. Premier League television will return as compensation for the production of images. RFU President noted that “the value of the commercial rights to the Premier League should be equal to the cost of the championship.” Mr Mutko specific numbers are not called, but before the general director of “League TV” (now liquidated structures dealing with just the implementation of the commercial rights of Premier League) Michael Hershkowitz said that the commercial rights to the Russian football is estimated in the range of 5,6-6,2 billion rubles. in year.
More detailed information will appear on September 4 when they host the first meeting of the executive committee of the organization, under the chairmanship of the newly elected president of the RFU. It addition to questions about accounts payable and attracting new sponsors will be discussed and the financial regulations of the Union. Introduced in August version of the project was not supported by clubs who have found it contains excessive restrictions. The project, for example, includes the requirement that the difference between income and expenditure of clubs shall not exceed 750 million rubles. for three years, and salaries of players older than 23 years can not be more than 2 million rubles. per month. “For the project have any questions. It is necessary to reduce the financial requirements. Plus there are some promises that I do not agree. For example, sponsors, shareholders limited rights. Well, then who will invest in the club?” – Said Mutko.
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