UEFA excludes national team and clubs from Russia from next season
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The Russian national team and the clubs from that country have been excluded from all European football competitions next season. This is a continuation of the decisions made on February 28 just after the military aggression against Ukraine, UEFA announced on Monday. Russia's efforts to host Euro tournaments, the finals of which are scheduled for 2028 and 2032, were also deemed unjustified in the light of the political situation.
The Russian Federation must also reckon with other consequences. Sborna in the men's competition in the League of Nations will not take part in the competition of group 2 division B and will automatically take the fourth place in this pool. Consequently, it will drop a level lower at the end of the group games to take 16th place.
This is not the end of bad news for Russia. Portugal will take the place of this country's women's representation in Euro 2022. Russian women will not be able to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.
