Ever since Russia’s attack on Ukraine earlier this week, sports leagues, teams and players have protested and severed ties with Russian sponsors and any affiliation with Russia.
On Monday, Feb. 28 FIFA, the global governing body for soccer, and UEFA, the European governing body, announced they have banned all Russian national soccer teams and clubs from competitions “until further notice”. This ban could affect and remove Russia from next month’s qualifying playoff games for the Men’s World Cup. The World Cup is one of the biggest international sporting events.
“Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” FIFA said in a statement.