Russia’s football teams have been suspended from all UEFA and FIFA competitions.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the ban on Russia’s football teams from participating in UEFA competitions.
Russia’s football teams were banned from participating in international tournaments following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last month.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) launched an appeal last week to contest the decision, demanding they allow Russian teams to compete and be given a chance to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.
But now the CAS has insisted the ruling will remain in place for now.
A CAS statement said: “The president of the appeals arbitration division of the CAS has denied the request filed by the FUR to stay, for the duration of the CAS proceedings, the execution of the UEFA executive committee’s decision to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from its competitions until further notice.
“Consequently, the challenged decision remains in force and all Russian teams and clubs continue to be suspended from participation in UEFA competitions.”
The statement added: “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine.
“Both presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people.”
CAS may yet overturn FIFA and UEFA’s decision when it makes its full judgement next week when the case is expected to be decided by a panel of three judges.
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