European football governing body UEFA has hit Russia and its national teams and clubs with a string of further punishments, as announced on Monday.
Russian teams and clubs were already prevented from competing in international competitions due to bans simultaneously imposed by UEFA and global counterpart FIFA as a response to the military operation in Ukraine.
Two months since that ruling, however, UEFA has confirmed that Russian clubs will not be allowed to compete in European competitions in the upcoming 2022/2023 season, while the men’s national team has been removed from the UEFA Nations League and will be relegated at the end of the group phase.
As for the Russian women’s national team, they will be replaced at this summer’s Euro 2022 tournament in England by Portugal, who they defeated in a play-off to gain qualification.
Furthermore, the Russian Football Union’s (RFU) bids to host the 2028 or 2032 edition of the men’s European Championship have been dismissed.