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09 Mar

Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

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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…

Teams at Euro 2020 warned against moving bottles at conferences

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Teams at Euro 2020 could face fines if their players move drinks provided by sponsors at news conferences. On Monday, Portugal captain Christiano Ronaldo removed two bottles of Coca-Cola and encouraged people to drink water. The next day, France midfielder Paul Pogba, a practising Muslim, discreetly removed a bottle of Heineken beer. Italy's Manuel Locatelli also replaced Coca-Cola with water on Wednesday. On Thursday, tournament organisers said, "Uefa has reminded participating teams that partnerships are integral to the delivery of the tournament and to ensuring the development of football across Europe, including for youth and women." Uefa's Euro 2020 tournament director…

Euro 2020 Denmark v Finland match postponed as midfielder collapses on pitch

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Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is in hospital after collapsing in the Euro 2020 match against Finland. The 29-year-old's condition has been "stabilised", according to tournament organisers Uefa. The Group B game was suspended before half-time after the Inter Milan player fell to the ground. The referee immediately called for medical support and Eriksen received CPR before the players were taken off the pitch and the match was postponed. "Following the medical emergency involving Denmark's player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated," said Uefa. "The player has…