The highest soccer body is studying allowing the country in conflict with Ukraine to return to international competitions, after the strong sanctions.
The FIFA that the Swiss drives Gianni Infantino analyzes put end to the ban imposed on Russia to participate in international football, after the UEFA made its position on this country more flexible last week.
As reported SkyNews This Wednesday, the decision could be made at a meeting of the FIFA Council that will be held during the day, which could allow Russian teams to play in the FIFA U-17 World Cup if they are classified, according to the report.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine In February 2022, the UEFA decided to suspend the participation in its competitions of all Russian teams, whether national or club.
However, last week, European football’s governing body said that “Children should not be punished for actions for which adults are solely responsible.”and that Russian under-17 teams would be readmitted to UEFA competitions “in the course of this season.”
The Ukrainian Football Association urged UEFA to reconsider his decision and stated that he will not play in tournaments in which Russian teams participate.
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Sanctions that left Russia out of Qatar 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine In March 2022, he launched sanctions of all kinds towards the country led by Vladimir Putin, and one of them was sports, especially in terms of football.
This made the Russian Federation, which was in the qualifying phase for the Qatar World Cup 2022, will be out of the competition. It also affected the teams that would compete in the Champions Leaguethe European Champions League.
Although the conflict continues, sanctions are slowly being relaxed towards Russiaat least as far as football is concerned.
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