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FIFA responded to the invasion of Ukraine and growing international pressure on Sunday by telling Russia to play home matches at neutral venues and banning its flag and anthem from matches.
No international football matches will be played in Russia and the country's flag and anthem will be banned from matches abroad, governing body FIFA has announced in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
The announcement came as two nations who have qualified for next year's World Cup, France and England, said they would not play Russia.
FIFA have decided to hand out some IOC style sanctions to Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine, but it's not enough for their upcoming opponents.
No international soccer matches will be played in Russia and the country's flag and anthem will be banned from any of their matches abroad, governing body FIFA said on Sunday as it announced a number of sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Finland's Iivo Niskanen claimed a brilliant home win in the 15km men's race in Lahti at the latest stop in the Cross-Country World Cup.The three-time Olympic champion claimed top spot with a time of 33:6.05, as he managed to hold off a comeback from Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who crossed the line 17.6sec later.William Poromaa became the first man from Sweden to get on a cross-country World Cup podium this season by finishing third, narrowly missing out on silver as he clocked in 0.4 seconds behind Klaebo.But it was Niskanen who claimed glory in his home race, and moved up to third in the overall standings.«To be racing among such a packed stadium and crowds out in the woods was an incredible feeling,» he said after the win.Meanwhile, in the women's 10km race Norwegian Therese Johaug took top spot on the podium.Fresh from picking up a trio of gold medals in Beijing 2022, Johaug edged out Russia's Natalia Nepryaeva to the finish line by 1.2 seconds, setting the fastest time in all three sectors of the race.The home crowd were still given cause to celebrate in the women's race as Krista Pärmäkoski claimed the bronze medal.Despite having to settle for silver the result means Nepryaeva still extends her lead atop the overall standings, now on 973 points, 278 clear of her nearest challenger the American Jessie Diggins.Sportsbeat 2022 Ad/> Beijing 2022Lindholm reveals 'unbearable pain' from frozen penis21/02/2022 AT 16:51 /> Beijing 2022Diggins claims ‘glorious’ silver, immediately collapses in dramatic finish20/02/2022 AT 09:02 Beijing 2022Johaug overcomes wild weather to emerge with third gold of Beijing 2022 in brutal 30km mass start20/02/2022 AT 05:23
The FA has confirmed that England will not play against Russia at any level «for the foreseeable future.» Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in many sports taking the decision to curb Russia's involvement. Ad/> Football is front and centre in many eyes, and the FA has followed the lead of the likes of Poland, Sweden and Czech Republic who have said they will not take part in a World Cup play-off against Russia.