Uefa Congress takes place in Belgrade next week, and it is being seen as an unusually sedate agenda, which could be quite a contrast to some of the discussions in the corridors.
“Moves are currently happening to get Russia back into football,” one senior source tells The Independent. There are elevated football figures who would “have them back tomorrow”. While Russia is said to still have considerable influence on the game, part of this push is simply about politics. Some believe the country should never have been thrown out in the first place. Internal pressure is growing.
