Russia Kicked Out Of Euro 2022 While UEFA Confirms No Russian Clubs Will Enter UCL Next Season

Russia were kicked out of Euro 2022 on Monday when also UEFA confirmed that no Russian clubs will enter the Champions League or Europa League next season.
Russia Kicked Out Of Euro 2022 While UEFA Confirms No Russian Clubs Will Enter UCL Next Season
Russia Kicked Out Of Euro 2022 While UEFA Confirms No Russian Clubs Will Enter UCL Next Season /

Russian teams have been barred from playing in UEFA competitions next season.

UEFA announced on Monday that its sanctions against Russian clubs would continue to apply next season, after initially banning them "until further notice" in February following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

As a consequence of UEFA's update, there will be no Russian clubs in the 2022/23 Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League.

The ban affects women's and men's competitions at both club and international level.

Russia have therefore been disqualified from this summer's UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament in England.

Portugal, who were beaten by Russia in a qualifying playoff, will enter Euro 2022 instead.

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UEFA have confirmed that Russian teams will continue to be banned from its tournaments next season :: IMAGO/Mike Egerton

The Russian men's national team will be relegated from the second tier in the UEFA Nations League. They had been drawn in group B2 alongside Iceland, Israel and Albania, but they will automatically be ranked in fourth place and demoted to the third level ahead of the following edition.

UEFA also announced on Monday that any Russian bids to host Euro 2028 or Euro 2032 will be deemed ineligible and automatically dismissed.


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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.