Saint Petersburg has been stripped of the Champions League final in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Paris given the showpiece event instead.
UEFA confirmed European club football's showpiece occasion on Saturday, May 28 will be moved to Paris from the Gazprom Arena in the Russian city after an emergency meeting of its executive committee was convened this morning.
Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with troops attacking the country from the north, east and south, inflicting enormous damage to military installations and civilian casualties.