Russia, Fifa and Uefa suspend the national team and clubs

The national team and the Russian clubs suspended by FIFA and Uefa for the war between Ukraine and Russia triggered by the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin. “Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the Uefa Executive Committee, which provided for the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and Uefa have decided today together that all Russian teams, be they national representatives or club teams, will be suspended from participation in FIFA and Uefa competitions until further notice “, say FIFA and Uefa in a joint note. “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 issues”. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all affected people in Ukraine. Both presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and quickly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace between people “, Fifa and Uefa conclude.