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Uefa has abandoned plans to reinstate Russian U17 teams into next year\u2019s youth European Championships.<\/p>\n
Last month European football\u2019s governing body announced it was exploring how to reintegrate the Russian youth team into the international setup, having\u00a0suspended all Russian teams from Uefa competitions\u00a0following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n
Now the organisation says that finding a way to reintegrate Russia\u2019s U17 side has proven too difficult logistically.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo technical solution to allow Russian teams to play could be found,\u201d a Uefa spokesperson said, who added that the \u201cagenda point was withdrawn\u201d.<\/p>\n
Uefa had argued that boys and girls should not be punished for the actions of adults.<\/p>\n
But around a dozen national associations, including the English Football Association, publicly expressed their opposition to playing against Russia if drawn against them at either the men\u2019s competition in Cyprus or the women\u2019s in Sweden next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaking as an English FA, we made our position very clear 18 months ago \u2013 we won\u2019t play Russia in any category age group as long as there is a war,\u201d FA chair Debbie Hewitt said after the executive committee meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt very strong in that. That is a position we retain.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as barring its teams from participating in continental competition, Uefa also revoked Russia\u2019s hosting rights for the 2022 Champions League final and 2023 Super Cup, which were due to be held in Saint Petersburg and Kazan respectively, as well as cancelling the sponsorship contract with state-owned energy giant Gazprom.<\/p>\n
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