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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.
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.
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.
Five European countries boycott UEFA football tournament over Russian participation
Ukraine, England, Poland, Latvia, and Sweden oppose the readmission of Russian teams to European football.
Fact from fiction: the controversy surrounding Ukraine’s Euro 2020 football kit
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s newly released football kit sparked outrage in Russia. In response to Ukraine’s new shirt,…
Following Russian intervention, UEFA bans “Glory to the heroes,” Ukraine’s rallying cry for independence, as “political”
cFollowing complaints by the Russian Football Union, UEFA has required Ukraine to remove part of a national slogan…
Ukrainian soccer fans accuse UEFA of supporting Russian aggression
During the Champions League match between the Donetsk team Shakhtar and F.C. Porto in Lviv on Tuesday, September…