UEFA President is again induced by removing Russian football clubs

UEFA President Alexander Cheferin said that in 2022 the decision to remove Russian teams from international competitions was made under strong political pressure.

Words of 57-year-old Slovenian functiontsThe Jonera quotes Politico.

“I do not support the ban on the participation of athletes. After all, what an athlete can do to force his government to end the war? It is very difficult. Now a ban for Russian teams seems to last three and a half years. Whether the war stopped? No. I must say that, in view of the situation in Russia and Ukraine, it was It is about wars and victims, very pragmatic.

In my opinion, sports should try to show the right path, but not forbidding athletes to participate in competitions. But, to be honest, again, with the war between Russia and Ukraine, we had an almost hysterical political reaction. We were among the first to take action, sincerely believing that sports can help put an end to this tragedy. Unfortunately, life showed us another. I do not see a big reaction from politics now. It is huge from civil society, ”Cheferin said.

We will remind, after the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian clubs and national teams were removed from participation in international competitions under the auspices of both FIFA and UEFA.