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Published: 28 February 2022
In a joint statement today, FIFA and UEFA announced the suspension of Russian voters and clubs from all competitions until further notice of the Russian attack on Ukraine.
"Football is fully in solidarity with those affected in Ukraine. We hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve dramatically and quickly and that football will be a driving force for unity and peace again. "
In a statement to the UEFA, the Soviet Union (Viva and Yueva) decided to suspend Russian football and Russian clubs from participating in their competitions until further notice.
In addition, UEFA ended the partnership with Russian company Gazprom in all competitions.
In later news, Spartak Moscow, the only Russian representative in European competitions, was disqualified from the EuroLeague, qualifying the German Leipzig team instead for the eight.
With this decision, the Russian team will not be able to play the qualification matches for Mondial Qatar 2022 against Poland, and will host the match next March 24, and the ladies will also not be able to participate in the European Cup scheduled for England next July.
The Polish Football Federation refused to face the Russian team, after which Sweden and the Czech Republic declared their refusal to face Russia as well, as one of the players would meet Russia should they win Poland before the final of the shave.
Earlier, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee recommended that international federations stop Russian and Belarusian athletes, as well as officials from participating in the tournaments.
FIFA was criticized after a statement indicating that Russia could play its games in neutral stadiums without masses and under the name of the Russian Football Federation.