BREAKING: FIFA set to ban Russia from football and World Cup over Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion.
The football governing body is acting after Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion ofOther organisations have made moves to render Russia a sporting and cultural pariah as punishment for Putin’s assault on Ukraine. The UEFAfinal in May was switched from St. Petersburg to Paris, and the Formula 1 Grand Prix scheduled for September in Sochi was cancelled, while Russia was also told it cannot participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Now Russia is set to miss out on a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this November with FIFA and UEFA collaborating on plans to banish the country from international football for the foreseeable future. A joint announcement from both organisations is expected later on Monday.
FIFA originally sought to resolve the situation by barring the Russian national team from playing home soil, and forcing it to compete under the name ‘Football Union of Russia’, with matches held at neutral venues without supporters and displays of the Russian flag and use of its national anthem banned.
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