Russian Football Union asks CAS to annul FIFA and UEFA bans
India Today
The Russian football federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments overturned. Russian teams were expelled from competition on Feb. 28 “until further notice” following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia have submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) against their bans from international competitions by FIFA and UEFA over the country's invasion of Ukraine, in a fast-track legal process. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the coming days.
Russia's men's national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play Russia in the match. The winner of that match would have played the winner of the game between Sweden and the Czech Republic in the next round, but they also have refused to play against the Russians.
CAS said the Russian appeals against FIFA and UEFA also involve the Polish, Swedish and Czech soccer federations, plus several other national federations in Europe.
"The Russian Football Union will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne against the decision taken by FIFA and UEFA to remove the Russian national teams from participation in international competitions," a statement from the RFU last Thursday said.
"As part of a single lawsuit against two organisations, the RFU will demand the restoration of all men's and women's national teams of Russia in all types of football in the tournaments in which they took part (including in the qualifying round of the World Cup in Qatar), as well as compensation for damage, if any will be installed.
