The Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.
The Russian Premier League, also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian football league system was the Russian Football Championship.
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.
Igor Petrovich Semshov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
The Soviet national youth football team was the under-21 football team of the Soviet Union. Before 1978 it was known as under-23 team. It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union.
Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava is a Georgian former footballer who played as a defender.
Pamela Conti is an Italian football manager and former player. As a player she was an attacking midfielder or striker for clubs in Serie A, Spain, Russia, the United States and Sweden, as well as for the Italy national team. She won two Italian Leagues, four Italian Cups, one Spanish Cup and one Russian League, and she represented Italy at two European Championships.
Natalia Leontievna Barbashina is a Russian football coach and former player. Her last team was Zvezda Perm, with whom she reached the 2008-09 UEFA Women's Cup Final. Throughout her career she won nine Russian women's football championships and nine national Cups with Energiya Voronezh, Ryazan VDV, Lada Togliatti, Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Elena Yurievna Danilova is a former international Russian football forward who played for Ryazan VDV.
Lyudmyla Pekur is a former Ukrainian footballer who last played for Ryazan VDV in the Russian Championship. She previously played for Lehenda Chernihiv and Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian league and Kubanochka, Nadezhda Noginsk, Rossiyanka, Energiya Voronezh and Zvezda Perm in the Russian Championship. She first played the UEFA Women's Cup in 2004 with Metalist, and later with Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Elvira Zurabovna Todua is an Abkhazian, Georgian, Russian football goalkeeper who plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Women's Football Championship.
Tatiana Skotnikova is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship.
Anna Valeryevna Cholovyaga is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for WFC Rossiyanka in the Russian Championship and the Russian national team.
Elena Fomina is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian women's football championship She previously played for Spartak Moscow, Chertanovo Moscow, CSK VVS Samara, Lada Togliatti and Nadezhda Noginsk.
Nadezhda Kharchenko is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for Zorky Krasnogorsk in the Russian Championship.
Maria Dyatchkova is a Russian former football defender, who played for Zvezda Perm in the Russian Championship. She has won five championships with CSK VVS Samara, Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Daria Makarenko is a former Russian footballer. She played as a defender for Zvezda 2005 Perm and the Russia national team.
Elena Medved is a former Russian footballer. She played as a defender for Ryazan and the Russia national team.
Elena Jikhareva is a former Russian footballer who played as a defender for the Russia women's national football team. She was part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2001. On club level she played for Ryazan-VDV in Russia.
Valentyna Petrivna Kotyk is a Ukrainian football manager and a former player who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Ukraine women's national team.
