when Russian football challenges its exclusion from the next World Cup

when Russian football challenges its exclusion from the next World Cup

Published on : 10/03/2022 – 11:40 Can Russia be reinstated in European football and the race for the 2022 World Cup? The Russian Football Federation (FUR) has seized the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to have the banishment of its clubs and national teams from FIFA and UEFA competitions annulled. By challenging its exclusion […]

D-20 before the 2022 World Cup play-offs

D-20 before the 2022 World Cup play-offs

Published on : 05/03/2022 – 10:00 Three weeks before the start of the World Cup play-offs in Qatar Cameroon has a new coach: Rigobert Song. The former legend of the Indomitable Lions is supported by Frenchman Sébastien Migné, appointed deputy. Interview with the former coach of Kenya from the start of the show. The Democratic […]

do you approve of the exclusion of Russia by FIFA and UEFA?

do you approve of the exclusion of Russia by FIFA and UEFA?

It was expected, it’s now official. Russia will not participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in response to the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine. A real snub for a country which organized … the 2018 World Cup during the coronation of the Blues. UEFA and FIFA agreed at an exceptional meeting on […]

Russia expelled from FIFA World Cup

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 […]

Russia cries ‘discrimination’ after exclusion

Russia cries ‘discrimination’ after exclusion

Excluded from all international competition by Fifa and UEFA, Russia considers this decision “discriminatory” and “contradictory with the spirit of sport”. One hour after the officialization of their exclusion decided together by Fifa and UEFA, the Russian Football Federation reacted to this decision depriving it of the next World Cup 2022.The Russian Football Union categorically […]

Fifa and Uefa exclude Russia from their competitions

Fifa and Uefa exclude Russia from their competitions

Published on : 28/02/2022 – 18:55 The International Football Federation (Fifa) and the European Confederation (Uefa) announced the “suspension” of Russia from their competitions on February 28, 2022, following the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. The International Football Federation has tightened its sanctions against Russia, only 24 hours after issuing a first series of measures. […]

Fifa in “advanced discussions” to exclude Russia from the 2022 World Cup

Fifa in “advanced discussions” to exclude Russia from the 2022 World Cup

The International Football Federation (Fifa) is in “advanced discussionsto suspend the Russian national team from international competitions, including the World Cup, in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, AFP learned on Monday from a source familiar with the discussions. Fifa is working with the European Confederation (UEFA) to take action on this decision, which […]

Fifa’s first sanctions are not unanimous

Fifa’s first sanctions are not unanimous

Published on : 27/02/2022 – 21:26 The International Football Federation (Fifa) imposed Sunday on Russia to play its matches under a neutral banner and to play its home matches outside its territory, following the invasion of Ukraine. A decision already rejected by Poland, Russia’s next opponent. The Russian anthem and flag will also be banned […]

Gianni Infantino’s “misinterpreted” remarks on migrants

Published on : 27/01/2022 – 11:34 Before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the president of Fifa Gianni Infantino seemed to establish a link on Wednesday January 26 between his project for a World Cup every two years and the tragedy of migrants in the Mediterranean to which it is necessary ” […]