The Board of Guardians of the FC “Rubin” approved a new model of the club's work

(KZN.RU, May 31). The meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Kazan football club “Rubin” was held today in Kazan under the leadership of Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan. The results of the season were summed up and further development of the FC “Rubin” was discussed there. The President of the RT thanked Ilsur Metshin for fulfilling the tasks assigned to him as the president of the “Rubin” and approved the transfer of management and financing of the club to the Group of Companies “TAIF”.

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, president of the club, reported on the achieved results of the strategy of the club's development until 2020, adopted a year ago. In particular, it was possible to bring the sports infrastructure to the modern level of the “Rubin” during this time: major repairs of the base were carried out, the reconstruction of the field “Kazan Arena” was held, a new field on the training base of the club was built. At the initiative of fans, the rebranding took place and the full information openness of the “Rubin” is ensured. The club was first introduced in the executive committee of the RFU, the main governing body of Russian football. Constructive dialogue with Gianni Infantino, the president of the FIFA, and Alexander Cheferin, the president of the UEFA, is settled. For the first time in history, commercial sponsors from among federal companies were involved in financing the club: “Megafon” and “Project Armata” (Mail.Ru Group).

“We attracted the well-known audit company “PriceWaterhouseCoopers” to ensure compliance with the rules of the financial fair play of the UEFA. One of the most difficult strategic tasks set for the club was also to find a way to move from a private-state model to a completely private one that would provide a single decision-making center”, said Ilsur Metshin. “These days the President of the Republic and the GC “TAIF” reached an agreement on the transition of the “Rubin” under full funding and full management of the OAO “TAIF”. I can only welcome this decision and would like in this regard to cede my post to the candidate, proposed by the representatives of the group of companies”.

The President of the RT thanked Ilsur Metshin for the great work done in this post in a short period.

“I believe that Ilsur Metshin fulfilled the tasks set for him to ensure the systemic and stable functioning of the club, laying a solid foundation for future victories”, said the President. “Of course, the fans first of all evaluate the team by the sporting result but let's not forget that it cannot be achieved overnight. We all remember what hard way the team went before the victories in the championships of 2008 and 2009, because the “Rubin” was on the 10th place in the season just one year before their first gold. This suggests that we all need to believe and cheer for our team and not just to criticize it. Today, the “Rubin” has everything to return to its best form: a perfect stadium, a base, excellent football players, loyal fans, and now also a solid support of the OAO “TAIF”. I'm sorry to let Ilsur Metshin leave the post of the president of the club but I agree that the time has come when the management and financing of the “Rubin” should be in the same hands”.

After the discussion, Ilsur Metshin's request for resignation from the president of the club was satisfied. The Board of Guardians approved the decision on the full financing and management of the football club by the group of companies “TAIF”, reports the press service of the President of the RT.