Russian football federation launch appeal against UEFA and FIFA bans

Russian football union launched an appeal after teams were banned from competing in UEFA and FIFA tournaments.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) following the bans imposed by UEFA and FIFA.

Russia’s national teams were banned from participating in international tournaments following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last month.

The decision to ban the teams was announced last week, with the RFU claiming it would file a lawsuit against the two governing bodies, demanding they allow Russian teams to compete, and be given a chance to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) could reinstate Russia in the World Cup Play Off.
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The statement from the governing bodies read: “Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice.

“These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters.

“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.”

And now, the RFU have released a statement of their own, stating: “The RFU will demand the restoration of all men’s and women’s national teams of Russia in all types of football in the tournaments in which they took part (including in the qualifying round of the World Cup in Qatar), as well as compensation for damage.

“In order to ensure the possibility of the participation of Russian teams in the next scheduled matches, the RFU will insist on an expedited procedure for considering the case.”

Russia were scheduled to host Poland in a World Cup qualifying play-off later this month, with the winner set to play Sweden or the Czech Republic, but all three teams refused to play against Russia.

“If FIFA and UEFA refuse such a procedure, a requirement will be put forward for the introduction of interim measures in the form of suspension of FIFA and UEFA decisions,” the RFU added.