Media sources said that the European Football Association has taken a final decision to transfer the final match of the European Champions League from St. Petersburg following the Russian military operation once morest Ukraine, noting that the official announcement will be tomorrow, Friday.
The European Union, “UEFA”, had issued an official statement a while ago, to resolve the file of transferring the 2022 Champions League final from St. Petersburg following the Russian war on Ukraine in the past hours.
“Following the development of the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the UEFA President has called an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee at 10:00 CET tomorrow, Friday 25 February, in order to assess the situation and take all necessary decisions,” UEFA said in its statement.
And in a dangerous escalation, I announce Russian President Vladimir Putin, the start of a military operation in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, whose independence Russia recognized two days ago and concluded with its leaders a charity agreement, coinciding with the start of the military ground movement in Ukrainian cities during the past few hours.