Fifa and Uefa take action: football-off for all Russian teams!
Bang! According to the will of the IOC, Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials should no longer be allowed to take part in international competitions. The background is the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The head of the International Olympic Committee made this recommendation to all world associations and organizers of sporting events on […]
The problem is called Infantino – Sport
The latest pawn trick was particularly easy for Gianni Infantino, the Fifa President only had to copy it from his Olympic colleague Thomas Bach. Russia’s national football team should be severely sanctioned? Here you go: no anthem, no flag, also the name label of the Sbornaya must go – they should compete as “Russian Football […]
FIFA and UEFA ban Russia over Ukraine war
Dhe world football association Fifa and the European football association UEFA exclude Russian teams from all competitions. The associations report this. In addition, UEFA has announced an end to its sponsorship deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom. “The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing contracts, including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team […]
Fifa bows to pressure, locks out Russia
As a result of the war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is now also isolated in terms of sport policy. Under pressure from the international public, European governments and various associations, the world football association Fifa decided on Monday evening to suspend Russia from its competitions until further notice. The European football union Uefa also […]
War in Ukraine: IOC recommends banning Russian athletes – Sport
Under mounting pressure, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken a tough stance against Russia, recommending that its member federations ban Russian athletes from international events. This also applies to athletes from Belarus, the IOC announced on Monday. Almost at the same time, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) joined the worldwide demands for these […]
Ukraine invasion: IOC demands exclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus
Sport Ukraine-Invasion IOC demands exclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus Status: 3:48 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes The German IOC President Thomas Bach What: Getty Images/Maja Hitij Now the International Olympic Committee is reacting to Putin’s war in Ukraine. Athletes from Russia should no longer be allowed to take part in international competitions. […]
Sport turns against Russia: World Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin
Sport turns against Russia World Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin 02/27/2022, 3:38 p.m In sport, too, the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine are now reaching the aggressor Vladimir Putin himself: the world judo federation is symbolically deposing Putin as honorary president for the time being. However, the IOC and FIFA are hesitant to […]
Reactions from international sport: Get out of Russia – Sport
The IOC reacted late. On Friday afternoon, after many sports associations had already drawn the first conclusions from the Russian attack on Ukraine despite the silence of the Olympians, the International Olympic Committee sent out a statement. All sports associations are asked to postpone or cancel planned events in Russia and Belarus. The governments of […]
The invasion also affects sport (nd-aktuell.de)
In 2018, the game for third place in the World Cup was played in St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena. The 2022 Champions League final planned here has now been moved to the Stade der France in St. Denis near Paris. Foto: imago images/Peter Kovalev Russia’s attack is not only bringing death and destruction to Ukraine. In […]
Olympic column: Post from Beijing (nd-aktuell.de)
Always in a good mood: Volunteers freestyle in the Genting Snow Park Zhangjiakou Foto: imago images/SNA/Ramil Sitdikov It’s about time to say “Servus” quietly at the end. Or better: “Zàijiàn!” as the people of Beijing put it. By the time the final medal is awarded, the athletes are already halfway to Beijing Daxing International Airport. […]