Following the recent invasion and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine , particularly Russia invading Ukraine. The European football union association has further increased more sanctions on the European country.
These sanctions include the ban on all Russian clubs who have already qualified for the European cup completions such as Uefa champions league, Uefa Europa league and Uefa Conference league simultaneously. Uefa says it will not see Russian clubs play club football in other countries while destabilizing the peace and tranquility in the Ukraine since the war begun in early this year.
Similarly, The bids by the Russian football federation to host the men’s football Uefa Euro 2028 and 2032 have all been nulled and voided with Russia standing no chance of winning the bid to host the prestigious continental competition especially amidst its ongoing war.
Also, they will be automatically ranked fourth in their Uefa nations league group which will see them being seeded with group A footballing nations on the European continent during the nations league draw.
Finally, the Russian senior women’s team will not be able to take part in the women’s Euro 2022 scheduled for summer in July. They will also miss out in the 2023 women’s World Cup also scheduled for July next year. What do you make of these sanctions ? Do you think FIFA and Uefa and being fair onto Russia ? Should politics be mixed with sport? Let us hear from you in the comment below and please share this article to your friends and family thanks for reading.
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