Olga Smorodskaya: The foreigners’ quota in the RPL needs to be loosened

Lokomotiv Moscow president Olga Smorodskaya entered the discussion on the proposal to change Russian Premier League regulations to allow more foreign players into the league.

«We would resist any sudden changes to the regulation. We think that ideally the quota would be increased to allow a maximum of seven foreign players on the pitch. Then again, the current restriction doesn’t cause any problems for us, as Lokomotiv has 7-8 high quality Russian footballers. But limiting the natural competitiveness in the team is detrimental to its success,» the Lokomotiv chief admitted.