FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from all competitions until further notice.
This comes after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. The suspension will see Russia not being able to play FIFA World Cup play-off semi-final against Poland next month.
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The Russian ladies team won’t be able to take part in the Women’s European Championships in July and Spartak Moscow have been kicked out of the Europa League.
Joint statement from FIFA and UEFA:
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.
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These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters.
Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. 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.
