Uefa announces further sanctions against Russian clubs and national team amid Ukraine aggression
European football’s governing body says Russia has been banned from playing at Euro 2022 this summer, while Russian clubs will also be banned from participating in next season’s Uefa competitions, the governing body European football said.
Uefa has announced that Russia’s hosting of the men’s Euro 2028 or Euro 2032 tournaments is also currently ineligible.
The sanctions come amid Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine.
In February, Russian clubs and national teams were suspended by Fifa and Uefa “until further notice”.
On Monday, Uefa announced that Portugal – which lost to Russia in the play-offs – would replace them at Euro 2022, which takes place in July.
Russia’s women’s national team will also no longer compete in the European qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup, while the men’s team will be banned from the 2022-23 National Football League.
They will automatically finish fourth in group two of League B, meaning they will be relegated at the end of the group stage.
The ban on clubs means no Russian team will participate in the men’s and women’s Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League for the duration of the 2022-23 campaign.
In March, Uefa confirmed Russia had declared interest in hosting Euro 2028 – as well as the UK and Ireland, and Turkey – and the 2032 edition.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russia’s interests are “beyond irony” and “beyond understanding”.
Uefa said the bid was ineligible under Article 16.02 of the Tendering Regulations, which stipulates that “each bidder must ensure that it does not act in a manner that would make Uefa, any other bidder , the bidding procedure or European football went awry”.
Uefa’s latest sanctions also ban Russia from participating in the 2021-23 European Under-21 Championship, as well as youth and futsal tournaments.
An updated qualifying process for the Champions League has been announced, which shows the interests of Scottish teams.
The winner of the Premier League will go straight to the group stage of the tournament, while the second place team will go to the third qualifying round, not the second.
