Football association in Kiev wants to see its Russian counterpart excluded from UEFA and FIFA
Ukraine is singing “old songs” by demanding that the Russian Football Union (RFU) be excluded from world and European governing bodies FIFA and UEFA, according to Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin.
The president of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF), Andrey Pavelko, revealed on Facebook on Tuesday that his organization “will demand the exclusion of Russia from UEFA and FIFA.”
The UAF has sent an “immediate appeal” to FIFA and UEFA “with a demand to apply the most stringent sanctions against the RFU,” Pavelko revealed.
The action was in relation to a decision to allow clubs from the new regions of Russia and Crimea to compete in Russian football leagues.
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