Russian Football Premier League and International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Within the frames of this partnership RFPL and ICSS will be working on extending comfort and security of supporters, players and other officials, as well as arrange joined educational and training programmes.

 "The Premier League continuously works hard for the implementation of international best practices to ensure the safety and comfort of all participants in the Russian Championship. The signing of a cooperation agreement with the ICSS for us is an important step in this direction", - Sergey Pryadkin, RFPL President said.

 «I would like to thank the RFPL for partnering with the ICSS and would urge other organisations to show the same courage and leadership to confront the many new threats to sport that are emerging on the horizon. This partnership represents wide range of opportunities for providing safety, security and comfort for all participants of the Russian Football Championship, one of the leading tournaments in the European professional football, on the same level as Bundesliga and other leagues. Signing an agreement with RFPL is a very important stage in the history of ICSS in development of global security when organizing high-profile sport events”,  - said Mohammed Hanzab, ICSS President.

«At ICSS Europe, we have committed ourselves to working with leading organizations in sport throughout Europe and beyond to confront the threats facing professional sport. We are proud to start working with the RFPL, a league I know very well.  The RFPL is a league with whom I have cooperated closely in my previous role as CEO of the EPFL and they are one of the top leagues in Europe and the world. I am sure that our work will be for the benefit of all Russian Football Championship participants», - Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Chief Executive of the ICSS Europe, said.