Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has continued to attract stiff sanctions as they have been ruled out of the draw for qualifying for Euro 2024.
It could be recalled that the Russian national team and Russian clubs were banned from international competitions earlier this year by UEFA following the invasion of Ukraine.
European football’s governing body, UEFA in a statement, said “All Russian teams are currently suspended following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee of February 28, 2022, which has further been confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 15, 2022”
“Russia is therefore not included in the UEFA European Football Championship 2022-24 qualifying draw.”
It could be recalled that Russia saw an appeal against the ban rejected by CAS in July.
The Russian Football Union said “The Union is currently awaiting for the full text of the CAS decision, following the study of which a decision will be made on further steps”.
Also, Russia were banned from the upcoming World Cup in Qatar by FIFA. The team had originally qualified for the European qualifying play-offs.
In another similar setback, the Russian women’s side were also kicked out of this year’s Euro in England, with their place taken by Portugal.
It is imperative note that the 2024 European Championship will be hosted by Germany, with the qualifying draw set for October 9 in Frankfurt.
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