First and foremost, FIFA would like to reiterate its condemnation of the use of force by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Violence is never a solution and FIFA expresses its deepest solidarity to all people affected by what is happening in Ukraine.

FIFA calls again for the urgent restoration of peace and for constructive dialogue to commence immediately. FIFA remains in close contact with the Ukrainian Association of Football and members of the Ukrainian football community who have been requesting support to leave the country for as long as the current conflict persists.

To address football-related matters and in coordination with UEFA, the Bureau of the FIFA Council - involving the FIFA President and the six Confederation Presidents - has unanimously decided to take immediate first measures, in line with recommendations from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and that will be applicable until further notice:

•No international competition shall be played on the territory of Russia, with “home” matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators

•The member association representing Russia shall participate in any competition under the name “Football Union of Russia (RFU)” and not “Russia”

•No flag or anthem of Russia will be used in matches where teams from the Football Union of Russia participate

FIFA will continue its ongoing dialogue with the IOC, UEFA and other sport organisations to determine any additional measures or sanctions, including a potential exclusion from competitions, that shall be applied in the near future should the situation not be improving rapidly. The Bureau of the FIFA Council remains on standby to take any of these decisions.

Importantly, FIFA strongly believes that the sport movement should be united in its decisions on this topic and that sport should continue being a vector of peace and hope.

With regard to the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers, FIFA has taken good note of the positions expressed via social media by the Polish Football Association, the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the Swedish Football Association and has already engaged in dialogue with all of these football associations. FIFA will remain in close contact to seek to find appropriate and acceptable solutions together.

FIFA’s thoughts remain with everybody affected by this shocking and worrying situation.

https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-takes-initial-measures-with-regard-to-war-in

Poland, Czech and Sweden have issued statements, maintaining they still won't play against Russia.

It's becoming unbecoming. Contact me for thesis and dissertation writing.

Putin na mumu

Hehe

Hmm this is actually going somewhere

In 1996, the Nigerian government refused to to go to AFCON because of the racial discrimination against black South Africans, CAF a subsidiary of the FIFA franchise did not view it as a valid reason but went ahead to ban Nigeria from the 1998 edition.

FIFA has a policy; politics and football should not mix else you will get a fine maybe this only applies to certain people as everyone is watching FIFA. If these countries refuse to play against Russia and are not sanctioned, then FIFA has a lot of explaining to do

The war is now Russia against the world. How do Russia think they'll win this battle

Soon the white heads will get what they want.



Ban or no ban Ukraine will not join NATO.

Putin the stubborn He-goat.


Everything happening so fast that he has lost count of the punishment he brought upon his country.

These bans will go round every sector

They should ban them completely jare.

Firstly I was thinking that Sanctions won't do much, but the way things are going Russians will feel ostracised & isolated leading to protest against it government in the long run.

I strongly believe my neighbor has opened a church in his room with his girlfriend... Because since 6am, I'v been hearing; "Oh my God"�

I don't think so...

FIFA, thumbs up.

Russia don chew more than im fit swallow abi how oyinbo them dey talk am?

Illuminatiship:
Putin na mumu

original one

visijo:
I strongly believe my neighbor has opened a church in his room with his girlfriend... Because since 6am, I'v been hearing; "Oh my God"�

Busybody you're not serious

The hit is on right now and every serious, a serious crime is been committed by Putin.
Should we fold our hands and watch?
I just hope this is not super story.

Stevenson20:
The war is now Russia against the world. How do Russia think they'll win this battle

Putin doesn't care about all these

visijo:
I strongly believe my neighbor has opened a church in his room with his girlfriend... Because since 6am, I'v been hearing; "Oh my God"�

Join them in praising the Lord

Jeromejnr:


Putin doesn't care about all these

He'll definitely care when the sanctions starts biting the citizens harder; then the citizens will start revolting against his government

Putin is more scared that Russians are not having enough sex than expelling them from FIFA, All this sanctions are just pawns falling on Putin's Chess Board.
I shit you not, 80 percent Russians are behind him and Putin does not make empty threat.
If anybody put in body, they go collect.

Putin has played into the hands of his enemies. What was he thinking?
That every one will hail him for invading an independent nation, killing everyone and seize it?

ruggedboych:


Join them in praising the Lord

walemoney007 Where are you?
You told me Fifa doesn't involve itself in politics what is playing out now.

I told you; you Putin supporters only know he doesn't give a shit about sanctions.

But you guys don't know jerk about Sanctions.

Putin will definitely care when the economy begins crumbling and his people opposing him plus the whole world on his neck.

etokhana:


https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-takes-initial-measures-with-regard-to-war-in

Poland, Czech and Sweden have issued statements, maintaining they still won't play against Russia.

l DNT like Putin but dis is unfair.politics n football r not suppose to mix

Rayliousity:


Westerners and double standards

you guys are just kids who knows nothing! Russian committed terrible atrosities against ucrainians without any provocation yet went ahead to be threatening world's peace with nuclear attack, you are here comparing.