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Russia was banned from international competitions earlier this year by Uefa following the invasion of Ukraine. Andre M. Chang

Russia banned from Euro 2024 qualifying draw

National team and clubs have been excluded following invasion of Ukraine.

LAST UPDATE | 20 Sep 2022

RUSSIA WILL NOT take part in the draw for qualifying for Euro 2024, Uefa and the country’s football federation have confirmed today.

The Russian national team and Russian clubs were banned from international competitions earlier this year by Uefa following the invasion of Ukraine.

“All Russian teams are currently suspended following the decision of the Uefa Executive Committee of 28 February, 2022 which has further been confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 15 July, 2022,” European football’s governing body said in a statement.

“Russia is therefore not included in the Uefa European Football Championship 2022-24 qualifying draw.”

Russia saw an appeal against the ban rejected by CAS in July.

“The Union is currently awaiting for the full text of the CAS decision, following the study of which a decision will be made on further steps,” the Russian Football Union said.

Russia were also banned from the upcoming World Cup in Qatar by Fifa.

The team had originally qualified for the European qualifying play-offs.

The 2024 European Championship will be hosted by Germany, with the qualifying draw set for 9 October in Frankfurt.

– © AFP 2022

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    Mute sean de paore
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    Sep 20th 2022, 5:14 PM

    Good

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    Mute Allora
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    Sep 20th 2022, 5:16 PM

    Slava Ukraine.

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    Sep 20th 2022, 5:24 PM

    They won’t be missed.

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    Mute Eamonn Connaghan
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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:13 PM

    Yet israhell, literally get away with murder with no repercussions.

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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:38 PM

    Israel included though.

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    Mute Celtic Eagle
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    Sep 20th 2022, 5:42 PM

    An interesting precedent.

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    Mute JusticeForJoe
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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:01 PM

    @Celtic Eagle: Yeah. All the other countries that decide to invade their neighbours from here on out will know they won’t be playing UEFA football. Sounds alright to me

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    Mute Thomas O' Donnell
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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:02 PM

    @Celtic Eagle: Not really a precedent. Yugoslavia were kicked out during the Bosnian war.

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    Mute Aaron Buckley
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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:49 PM

    @JusticeForJoe: but that doesn’t happen does it. The UK and Poland (with the USA, Aus etc) illegally invaded Iraq in 2003 and there were zero sanctions, least of all from a footballing body.
    Meanwhile NATO were in the midst of another illegal war in Afghanistan until 2014. Both with massive civilian casualties and again no sanctions for anyone involved from the West. If we are going to throw out sanctions because of illegal invasions we should at least be consistent and not only when it suits our own agendas!

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    Sep 20th 2022, 7:10 PM

    @JusticeForJoe: aren’t Israel still allowed to play?

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    Mute Richard Williamson
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    Sep 20th 2022, 8:07 PM

    @TheHospitalPass: are the Jewish people not entitled to a homeland?

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    Mute JusticeForJoe
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    Sep 20th 2022, 9:40 PM

    @TheHospitalPass: Fair point.

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    Sep 20th 2022, 11:30 PM

    @Richard Williamson: Not by taking someone else’s by force. No.

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    Sep 21st 2022, 3:30 PM

    @JusticeForJoe: that is how every nation of the world was originally created?

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    Mute JusticeForJoe
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    Sep 22nd 2022, 12:20 PM

    @Richard Williamson: What sort of rubbish talk is that? Even if it was accurate, what would your point be? That we should support the Israeli settlements and the takeover of Palestinian land because a magic book said they deserve it? I can’t tell you how much I disagree with that.

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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:13 PM

    Why?

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    Sep 20th 2022, 10:42 PM

    Are Israel

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    Sep 20th 2022, 6:50 PM

    G’luck

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