Vitali Klitschko, former boxing glory, from mayor to Kiev defender
Published on : 28/02/2022 – 15:08 Mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko entered into resistance and defends his city. The former heavyweight has been in charge of the city since 2014. Before becoming a politician, Vitali Klitschko was a boxing legend. Today, he is organizing the resistance against the Russian onslaught. « I will defend Kiev, […]
“The sports authorities have taken their responsibilities by excluding Russia”
Since coming to power in the early 2000s, Vladimir Putin has made sport a central part of Moscow’s soft power. The wave of criticism and sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine – including the exclusion of Russia from the Football World Cup – is undermining the edifice built by the master of the Kremlin. Decryption. […]
the ICC prosecutor will open an investigation
Published on : 01/03/2022 – 00:00 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced on Monday, February 28, his intention to open an investigation into crimes committed in Ukraine. In December 2020, his office concluded that crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed on the territory of Ukraine since the start […]
FIFA and UEFA exclude Russia and its teams from international competitions
BarcelonaIt was too late, but FIFA and UEFA finally decided on Monday that all Russian teams, whether national teams or club teams, should be suspended from participating in international competitions until “new notice”. The decision is now official and comes after the recommendation made this Monday by the International Olympic Committee to the federations and […]
Ex-Bundesliga star Andriy Voronin: “In Ukraine I would now have a gun in my hand” – Bundesliga
“I could no longer work in the country that is bombing my homeland.” Former Bundesliga star Andriy Voronin (42/Hertha, Leverkusen) was Sandro Schwarz’s (43) assistant coach at top Russian club Dinamo Moscow before Putin attacked Ukraine. Before the league game in Khimki, he posted a Ukrainian flag on his Instagram profile – and threw it […]
Russia expelled from FIFA World Cup
Fifa and UEFA on Monday suspended all Russian teams from participating in their competitions “until further notice”. The pressure was too much. The Russian national football team was to face Poland on March 24 in a play-off in Moscow to try to win a ticket to the 2022 World Cup (November 21-December 18). Nothing will […]
Ukrainian waiting for association: tennis star no longer plays against Russians
Ukrainian waiting for association Tennis star no longer plays against Russians 02/28/2022, 9:57 p.m On the first Monday after the start of the war in Ukraine, the sports world in Russia collapses. Associations and athletes no longer regard the competitors there as opponents. There are suspensions. It’s not that far in tennis. That’s why the […]
Coach beat Real Madrid, now he’s going to war – football
Yuriy Vernydub trains Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova, defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League. Now the Ukrainians are preparing for war. Five months ago, Yuriy Vernydub’s life was fine. The 56-year-old football coach led Sheriff Tiraspol to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time. There, the debutant created a sensation in […]
The IOC recommends excluding Russian and Belarusian athletes
Thomas Bach, president of the IOC. / Fabrice Coffrini (AFP) war in the east It urges that, in any case, its representatives only be accepted “as neutral athletes or teams” and withdraws the Olympic Order from Putin and other members of his government The IOC issued a strict statement on Monday recommending the exclusion of […]
International Judo Federation suspended Russian President Vladimir Putin as honorary president
The International Judo Federation confirmed the suspension of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, as honorary president and ambassador of the organization after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of the status of Mr. Vladimir Putin as honorary president and […]