The suspension, which comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will likely leave the Russian team out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
. The suspension, which comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will likely leave the Russian team out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
"Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine," the entities said in a statement."Both Presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people." FIFA and UEFA jointly announced they were suspending all Russian teams from participation in FIFA and UEFA competitions"until further notice."FIFA oversees soccer worldwide while UEFA, one of six continental organizations, governs the sport in Europe. The it ended its partnership with Gazprom, a Russian majority state-owned energy company that is one of UEFA's main sponsors.
"The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024," UEFA said.
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