FIFA and UEFA announced on Monday the suspension “until further notice” of Russian soccer clubs and teams from all their competitions.
The decision deprives Russia of the possibility of seeking its pass to theworld Cup de Qatar 2022 next month, as scheduled. The women’s team has also been excluded from the European Championshipof this summer.
The club Spartacus from Moscow, which was first in its group, was left out of the Europa League.
“Football is fully united and in full solidarity with all affected people in Ukraine,” said a joint statement from FIFA and UEFA on Monday.
The presidents of both organizations “hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and quickly so that football can once once more be a vector of unity and peace among peoples,” they added.
The measurement occurs following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also recommend that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials not be allowed to participate in no competition international..
These deals on Russian athletes come following Russia launched a military invasion of neighboring Ukraine last Thursday.
Previously, UEFA announced that the headquarters of the Champions League final It will no longer be in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. Instead, the match will be played in Paris.
European football’s governing body also terminated its sponsorship deal with the Russian energy giant. Gazprom.
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