Russia
Almost every volleyball website in the world published the statement of Russian men’s national team head coach Sergey Shlyapnikov who said that every Russian player who refuses to play for the national team will be threated from that moment as a foreign player in the Russian Championship.
There are various comments about this decision. Some people agree with it, some disagree, while Russian Volleyball Federation officials state that they have the right to do such a thing.
“The Russian Volleyball Federation has the right to restrict the participation in the Russian Championship to any Russian player who refuses to play for the national team. This is not something new and it is not a threat to the players who does not want to play for the national team. Playing in the Russian national team is optional. Before every season all the players have the option to sign or not to sign the paper which says – I agree to play for the national team of Russia. If the person refuses to sign we cannot punish him, but we can limit his rights in the Russian Championship,” said Alexander Yaremenko, General Secretary of the Russian Volleyball Federation.
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