FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions over Ukraine invasion

 


FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions, following Vladimir Putin’s invasion into Ukraine.

 

The football governing bodies gave the sanction in a jointly released statement on Monday evening.

 

“Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice,” the statement read.

 

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