FA: England boycott all games against Russia
The English association also reacted FA. For the time being, no English national football team will play against a team from Russia. The decision is “out of solidarity with Ukraine” like. In “foreseeable future” there will be no duels at any game level, regardless of age groups. The boycott also applies to para football. The FA condemned the “atrocities” of the Russian government.
Infantino dodges questions about friendship medals
FIFA President Gianni Infantino avoided the question of whether he would return the Friendship Order received from President Putin in 2019. The world governing body will have to decide whether to exclude the 2018 World Cup hosts from qualifying for the World Cup – or, with the opposite decision, the overwhelming majority of the other federations.
In this exceptional situation, it seems possible that Russia’s game against Poland and the final will be postponed for a World Cup ticket to later this year, the World Cup begins on November 21st.
UEFA announce emergency Executive Committee meetings
The European Football Union, which had already stripped St. Petersburg of the Champions League final, announced further emergency meetings of its executive committee at the weekend.