The captain of the Ukrainian national football team, Andriy Yarmolenko, called for the “complete isolation” of Russia from professional sports. His country will play in the Nations League against Scotland on Wednesday.
Yarmolenko: “Russia is a country of terrorists”
“My thoughts are simple. Russian football, Russian sports should be completely isolated. This is a country of terrorists, a country that kills Ukrainians, that kills Ukrainian children.
We can’t just talk about sports when something like this happens. We cannot allow Russia to participate in any competition while its army is killing civilians in Ukraine. The national position of Ukraine is one: Russia must be banned everywhere.” Andriy Yarmolenkoquoted by The Guardian.
UEFA and FIFA suspended Russia from participation
Russia will not be able to take part in the draw (to be held on October 9) for the qualifying groups of the 2024 European Football Championship, which will be hosted by Germany.
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