The Russian Football Union will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the ban on its national teams and clubs from international competitions. Ukraine, meanwhile, have requested the postponement of their World Cup play-off semi-final away to Scotland on March 24. “The Russian Football Union was also not given the right to present its position, which violated the fundamental right to defence. — UEFA (@UEFA) March 3, 2022UEFA also announced on Thursday that the Belarus national team and the country’s clubs must play home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, in its competitions. Meanwhile, world players union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum – which represents competitions around the globe – has called on FIFA to allow players based at Russian clubs to unilaterally terminate their contracts.

Source: Express March 03, 2022 22:19 UTC