CAS upholds international bans on Russian soccer teams
Russia remains barred from international soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday.
CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The ruling added that UEFA and FIFA did not exceed their authority while dealing with “unforeseen and unprecedented circumstances.”
CAS said it was unfortunate that the decisions of UEFA and FIFA as a result of the invasion were having “such an adverse effect” on Russian football.
“But those effects were, in the panel’s view, offset by the need for the secure and orderly conduct of football events for the rest of the world,” CAS ruled.
Russia had been excluded this year from men’sWorldCupqualifyingandtheWomen’s European Championship, and its clubs withdrawn from European competitions.
The latest ruling by CAS leaves national champion Zenit St. Petersburg out of the Champions League group stage. Sochi will be left out of the Champions League third qualifying round draw, scheduled for Monday.
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