“CAS” stands with “UEFA” against Russia!

The Court of Arbitration for Sport “CAS” refuses to withdraw the sanctions imposed by the European Football Association “UEFA” on Russian clubs and teams.

• “CAS” stands with “UEFA” once morest Russia!

Today, Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport “CAS” rejected the request of the Russian Football Association, and retained the sanctions imposed by the European Union “UEFA” on Russian clubs and teams.

Russian teams will be excluded from European competitions until the appeal of the Russian Federation is decided, while the sports judiciary promised to take a decision “at the end of the week” on the possible suspension of sanctions imposed by the International Football Association, “FIFA”.

CAS, which is headquartered in Lausanne, said, without explaining the reasons for its decision, that “the two parties (Russia and the court) have not agreed on an expedited procedure and a hearing has not yet been set.”

In a joint statement, the European and International Federations of the game announced on February 28, the exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions as a kind of standing in the face of Russia, following the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.

And the football authorities kept ambiguity over the legal motives for this decision, which prompted the Russian Football Federation to respond last week by appealing the decision to CAS.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will have to decide in the coming days to maintain or suspend this penalty for the duration of the procedure.

Poland, Czech Republic and Sweden refuse to face Russia, and that was before FIFA announced that Poland had qualified for the third track of the European qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup, as the match was scheduled to be played on March 24, provided that The winner of both of them plays once morest the winner of the confrontation between Sweden and the Czech Republic.