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Short name | RFS |
Founded | 19 January 1912 |
Headquarters | 7 Narodnaya Street, Moscow |
FIFA affiliation | 1912[1] |
UEFA affiliation | 1954 (as Football Section of the USSR) |
President | Aleksandr Dyukov |
Website | rfs.ru |
The Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz or RFS) is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation.[2] With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach soccer, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for the Russian Premier League and other football leagues in Russia.[3] RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft.[citation needed]
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