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UEFA commemorates Russian drug dealer pardoned for combat in Ukraine, while Moscow’s war kills 500 Ukrainian athletes

UEFA honors Russian football figures while working to reinstate Russia in competitions, as documents reveal the country was only suspended because 12 European associations refused to play against them, not for moral reasons.

byOlena Mukhina

A memorial installation dedicated to Ukrainian athletes who have died as a result of russia's all-out war in London. Source: The Embassy of Ukraine to the UK

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After Moscow’s war killed 500 Ukrainian athletes, UEFA weighs Russia’s football comeback

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is currently taking steps to reinstate Russia in international football competitions,…

byOlena Mukhina

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Opinion

UEFA’s Russian U-Turn shows public pressure works

Faced with a chorus of dissent, UEFA's backpedaling on its Russian U-17 decision underscores the potency of united opposition.

byMark Temnycky

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UEFA revokes decision allowing Russian youth teams to play in international tournaments

UEFA backtracked on its plan after 12 of 55 member federations vowed to boycott games against Russian teams, participating in the European Championships.

byMaria Tril

Mykolaiv stadium ruined by Russian missile strike2

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As Russia butchers Ukrainians, UEFA rolls out the red carpet

With the graves of Ukrainian children targeted and murdered by Russian forces still fresh, UEFA has seen fit to allow the next generation of Russian football talent back onto the international sporting stage that banned them in protest just last year.

byMark Temnycky