Russian Football Premier-League
Outside of Russia the competition is mainly referred to as the Russian Premier League, however in reality the competition's official name is Russian Football Championship and the Russian football Premier-League is the name of the organization responsible for running the Russian Football Championship (and also the Youth Championship). The RFC and the RfPL thus should be distinguished.
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