Ukraine crisis: Uefa to hold emergency meeting after Russian invasion

Uefa will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss whether it should move the 2022 Champions League final away from Russian city St Petersburg.

Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion on neighbouring Ukraine on Thursday.

The EU Parliament wants Uefa, which is European football's governing body, to change the venue, with the final set to take place at Gazprom Arena on 28 May.

Formula 1 is monitoring events with the Russian Grand Prix set for Sochi.

F1 said in a statement said that it was «closely watching the very fluid developments and at this time has no further comment on the race».

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