Vasil Khamutouski - on "Shkuryn's Case": The Belarusian Federation May Receive a "Surprise" From UEFA

• 15.12.2020, 9:54

The Football Federation of Belarus (BFF) will suffer big image losses.

Former goalkeeper of the Belarusian national team Vasil Khamutouski on the YouTube channel Hodasevich-LIVE speculated about the refusal of CSKA forward Illia Shkuryn to play for the national and youth teams of Belarus while the usurper Lukashenka is in power, and also assessed the position of the BFF in this matter:

"Shkuryn has officially notified the Football Federation of his refusal to play for the national team. I think he consulted with CSKA lawyers one hundred percent, then wrote a letter. And then the fun begins. If this is a public whipping, then the Federation must assess the image risks that it will incur if UEFA takes the player's side. In this situation, Bazanau and the company risk much more than Shkuryn. I'm not a sports lawyer, but my personal opinion is that the guy officially notified and gave the reason, although he did not have to name the reason at all. That's it; this is his position!

When a player officially declares that he refuses to play for the national team... The Federation most likely wants to show their teeth and their attitude towards athletes for their civil position. But here, I think, the BFF can suffer big image losses, and Shkuryn can take the next steps. And the Federation may receive "surprises" from UEFA, which it did not count on," pressball.by quotes Khamutouski.