Andrey Arshavin can miss the European Championship

The captain of the Russian national team Andrei Arshavin can miss the European Football Championship because of the three-match disqualification threatens to him. According to Sport-Express on Friday, the disqualification threatens Arshavin for violating in the decisive match of the qualifying tournament against Andorra, when the Russian captain reacted to Ildens Lima and hit the opponent with his foot.

According to Article 10 of the UEFA disciplinary regulations, a violation committed by Arshavin is punishable by a three -match disqualification. However, the regulation is corrected that the punishment can be softened or strengthened depending on the circumstances that accompanied the violation of the rules.

Much depends on how the reason for the removal of Arshavin explained in his report the arbiter of the match and what the UEFA delegate wrote in the report. As the Soviet Sport notes, if the committee considers that Arshavin was provoked by Andorrt, the captain of the Russian team will miss one game. Another option is possible. UEFA practices the so -called "star amnesty." If the football European Union considers that Euro 2008 will "fade" without Arshavin, and the show will lose in entertainment, the Russian will forgive his misconduct and cancel the disqualification. For this, the RFU will have to send appropriate petitioning paper to UEFA.

A three-match disqualification (the passage of comradely games will not be taken into account) will actually put a cross on the participation of the captain of the national team in the final tournament Che-2008.

The decision to punish Arshavin will probably be made at the next meeting of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Committee on December 13.