A Russian consultant was allowed to attend UEFA’s Congress in Vienna on Wednesday (May 11) regardless of the nation’s nationwide groups and golf equipment being barred from competitions.
Europe’s governing physique UEFA and world soccer governing physique FIFA suspended Russian golf equipment and nationwide groups from their competitions in February till additional discover after the invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”.
UEFA additionally dominated out Russia’s bid to host the boys’s Euros in 2028 and 2032 earlier this month however confirmed on Wednesday that they have been allowed to attend the Congress.
“The General Secretary of the Football Union of Russia attended today’s Congress in Vienna,” a UEFA spokesperson instructed Reuters.
The Ukrainian FA didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin stated it was ‘premature’ to discuss probably suspending the Russian soccer federation.
“If you asked me a month ago, I would think differently than today. And in a month, we don’t know what will happen,” Ceferin stated at a information convention after the Congress.
“I might not exclude something, however I might not say something will occur in the long run. Our sanctions have been onerous for the athletes, I’m sorry for them, however in a state of affairs like this there have been no different options.
“Let’s see in the future. What I hope, and we all hope, is that the madness stops as soon as possible.”
Source : channelnewsasia.com
