Rome, February 28, 2022 – The decision was in the air and was not long in coming: Uefa e Fifathrough a joint statement, they excluded the Russia from their respective competitions for both nationals and clubs.
The press release
“Following the initial decisions adopted by the Fifa Council and from Uefa Executive Committeewhich provides for the adoption of additional measures, Fifa e Uefa together they decided today that all Russian teams, be they representative Nationals or club teams, will be suspended from participation in all competitions Fifa e Uefa until further notice. These decisions – continues the press release – were adopted today by theFifa Council Bureau and from Uefa Executive Committee, respectively, the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent issues. Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all those affected in Ukraine. Both president hope that the situation in Ukraine improve significantly and quickly so that football can once again be a vector of unity and peace among peoples “.
The scenarios
A heavy decision that follows the previous one of the Uefa to break any partnership relationship with the Russian giant Gazpromwhose name will disappear from all competitions of the major European football league: in particular Champions League, Euro 2024 and any other tournament involving Nationals. In this regard, it is not yet clear what will happen about the playoffs for Qatar 2022 which initially included the match between Russia e Poland the next 24 march a fly. The most accredited scenario at the moment is the official qualification of the Poland for the final, the one in which there would be one between Sweden e Czech Republic.
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