Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

On Tuesday, the Russian soccer federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments.

Russian teams were driven out from the competition on 28th February,until further notice following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

FIFA and UEFA did not specify their legal reasons for this.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the future.

Russia’s men’s national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play opponent  Russia in the match.

The winner of that match would have played the winner of the game between Sweden and the Czech Republic in the next round, but they too refused to play against the Russians.

The Russian appeals against FIFA and UEFA also involve the Polish, Swedish, and Czech soccer federations, plus several other national federations in Europe, said CAS.

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