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The Russian Football Union (RFU) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions by FIFA and UEFA to bar Russian teams from international competitions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, it said on Thursday.
Doubts over Scotland’s World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden later this month have increased as football officials request the match be postponed.
Ukrainians have nowhere to retreat and will defend their homeland from Russian invaders, Kyiv mayor and former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko told Reuters from the capital city on Thursday.
Scotland would be guaranteed a group stage place in next season’s Champions League if UEFA’s ban on all Russian clubs and teams continues.
UEFA said Thursday that all Belarusian clubs and national teams competing in European competitions must play their home matches on neutral ground following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian and Belarusian athletes were given the all-clear Wednesday to compete at the upcoming Winter Paralympics, which open this week under the shadow of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged sporting federations across the world to exclude athletes from Russia as well as Belarus, which hosted troops before the invasion. But on Wednesday the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held a meeting and posted a brief statement saying athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete as "neutrals".
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the wider world and sport does not exist in a bubble. Russian teams and athletes are facing disqualification from competitions such as the Europa League, with Spartak Moscow being expelled from the tournament and now Chelsea are facing the harsh reality of the situation.
MOSCOW : Russia on Thursday (Mar 3) condemned as a "disgrace" a last-minute decision to ban its athletes from the Paralympic Games in Beijing to punish it for its actions in Ukraine.