World Football Day, approved by the United Nations, is celebrated on 10 December.

The first ever football association appeared in England in 1863, and later in 1904 the sport’s world governing body FIFA was founded. The main football organization in Russia since 1992 has been the Russian Football Union, and since 2002 the top flight has been run by the Russian Premier Liga.

The Russian Premier Liga congratulates all the players, coaches, staff, and fans on World Football Day and wishes everybody to get more positive emotions from our favorite game!