FIFA U20 WORLD CUP FIFA, UEFA Suspends All Russia Teams Till Further Notice

FIFA and UEFA has suspended all Russian teams both national representative teams or in teams for any football competition till further notice.

The decision was reached on Monday after FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee meeting.

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A statement issued after the read as follow;

“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.

“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.”


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