(Berlin) UEFA is about to suspend Russia from all its competitions, in reaction to the Russian attack against Ukraine, according to information on Monday from the German agency SID, a sports subsidiary of AFP.
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The first team affected would be Spartak Moscow, the last Russian team still in contention in European competitions, which was to play in March its round of 16 Europa League against RB Leipzig.
According to this decision, the Russian women’s selection would also be excluded from the Euro organized in July in Great Britain. She must play in the group of the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
According to SID, this decision to suspend Russia is supported by several federations, including the powerful German (DFB) and English (FA) federations.
“I can’t imagine there can be games against Russia, it’s not possible,” FIFA board member and DFB presidential candidate Peter Peters told SID. which also calls on FIFA to take the same measure.