Russian referee Pavel Kukuyan was not allowed to referee international matches due to the fact that he failed an English language test. Vitor Pereira, head of the refereeing department of the Russian Football Union (RFU), told reporters about this, Sport-Express reports.

“This is a sad story for us. Unfortunately, he failed his English test for the second year in a row. We have lost one position in the number of contenders for international matches. With me, this will not happen again, because I will not promote [refers] to European matches until I am sure that they are fully ready to communicate in English, ”Pereira said.

The referee, who was suspended from refereeing the championship of Russia, was returned to work Football The head of the refereeing department of the RFU noted that the English language test is not difficult. “In addition, I will say that the RFU gives judges the opportunity to learn English for free. There are all conditions for those who want to make an international career,” he added.

Kukuyan was on the list of referees for 2022, which was approved by the UEFA refereeing committee at the end of last year.

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