"To capture another Ukrainian village by all means". The State Duma decided to change its approach to football due to the fall of the ruble

Svetlana Zhurova, a member of the State Duma from the United Russia party and Olympic speed skating champion, suggested that foreign football legionnaires be paid in rubles. On November 27, the euro reached 117 rubles on the Moscow Stock Exchange, while the dollar continued to rise and is now above 111 rubles.

"There has been talk of reducing the number of legionnaires in Russian football for a long time. It may be necessary to pay foreign players in rubles in the future. That is, the issue now is not so much about acquiring players from abroad, but about how to pay foreigners. Now there is talk, among other things, of a common BRICS currency. It is probably worth thinking about this in the near future. And you have to understand that there is no money for football in the budget," said Zhurova, 52.

This initiative of the former athlete provoked a flurry of mocking comments from her compatriots. Fans are outraged that instead of spending money on sports, officials send all the money to the war.

"It's great when there's no money for sports, no money for healthcare, no money for education, but there's money for weapons and bombs." "Let's not discredit here, in these times of SVO, it's not time for kicking a ball, treatment or education. We need to try with all our might to 'liberate' the Ukrainian village, and then we will definitely win..." users mock.

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