Ukrainian club chief calls for removal of Russia from FIFA
DOHA : The head of one of Ukraine's top soccer clubs has called for Russia's football federation to be removed from FIFA and UEFA membership.
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Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk chief calls for removal of Russia from FIFA
Russia's football federation to be removed from FIFA and UEFA membership. Serhiy Palkin, CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, winners of four of the last five Ukrainian championships, told Reuters that Russia should be removed from sports organisations in the same manner as apartheid-era South Africa. Russian clubs and teams are currently suspended from competing in international competition but the Russian Football Union (RFS) remains a full member of FIFA and UEFA.
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