The player "St. Gallen" was not allowed to Russia for the match with "Spartak"

The midfielder of the St. Gallen football club Christian Nushi could not get a Russian visa because of Kosovo citizenship and will not play against the Moscow Spartak in the return match of the playoff qualifications of the Europa League, Reuters reports.

Recall that on Thursday in Khimki near Moscow, in the confrontation between these teams, the fate of the ticket should be decided in the group stage of the second most important club tournament of the Old World. The first meeting in Switzerland ended in a draw 1: 1 .

Christian Nushi moved to Switzerland 11 years ago and since then played only for clubs of this alpine country. Kosovo announced independence from Serbia on February 2008 and from that moment more than 100 states were recognized, but Russia has no Russia.

Moscow, an ally of Serbia, blocks Protina’s attempts to join the UN, and this, in turn, does not allow Kosovo to join UEFA, who accepts only UN members.

As the agency clarifies, the Union of European Football Associations, under the auspices of which the Europa League is held, until the incident with the nasha is commented, and the St. Gallen has not yet decided whether it would be protested.