Sports Desk, AnyTV, Moscow
Published by: swapnil shashank
Updated Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:34 PM IST
Summary
UEFA has also banned Russian clubs until further orders. Now Russian clubs will not be able to take part in any football league.
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Russia is facing all-out blows for attacking Ukraine. After the International Olympic Committee, now FIFA and UEFA have also taken big action. FIFA has kicked Russia out of the 2022 World Cup. At the same time, UEFA has also banned Russian clubs until further orders. Now Russian clubs will not be able to take part in any football league. The FIFA World Cup is to be held in Qatar in November-December this year.
FIFA has said that the Russian national team and club will not be able to play in any tournament until further orders. This decision has been taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA. Both of them are the highest decision-making bodies of both the institutions on such urgent matters.
FIFA says it stands firmly with the people of Ukraine. The presidents of both FIFA and UEFA are hopeful that the condition of Football Ukraine will improve soon and football will bring happiness back to the people. This will also promote peace.
IOC also took a big decision
On the other hand, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a big announcement regarding the participation of players of Russia and Belarus in global competitions in view of the current situation. The IOC Executive Board has recommended not to allow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials in international competitions in order to protect the integrity of global sporting events.
FIFA had previously decided this
Earlier, FIFA had decided that no international football matches would be played in Russia. At the same time, their flag and national anthem were banned when the Russian team played abroad. However, Russian players who are playing for other clubs can continue to play there. Only Russian clubs will not be able to play in the league.
Many countries refused to play against Russia
Many countries refused to play football matches with Russia. England, the Czech Republic and Poland refused to play the qualifier match against Russia. Apart from this, many types of sanctions are being imposed on Russia.