The Football Union of Russia officially announced departure of Nikolay Pisarev from the position of Sports Director.

Nikolay Pisarev has been working in this position since 2010. Under his guidance U-21 team of Russia qualified to the final tournament of UEFA U-21 Championship 2013 for the first time within 15 years. Many players who started to play for U-21 team are playing for the A national team of our country.