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Report: UEFA Moving Champions League Final out of Russia After Invasion of Ukraine

UEFA is reportedly set to move the 2022 Champions League final away from Saint Petersburg after Russia launched a military attack against Ukraine on Thursday.

ESPN's Mark Ogden reported it's "inevitable" the competition's championship match will be moved and the governing body of European soccer is also set to discuss the involvement of Russian teams in its club competitions.

FIFA is also "monitoring the situation," as Russia is scheduled to host Poland at VTB Arena in Moscow on March 24 in a 2022 men's World Cup qualifying match, per Ogden.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the attack on Ukraine, one of its neighbors to the west, early Thursday and vowed any efforts by other nations to interfere would lead to "consequences you have never seen.