Russian football club Rubin (Kazan) suspended from participation in European Cup tournaments. This is reported on the official website of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The team will have to miss the rounds of the Europa League or the Champions League, of course, if it breaks through there in the next two seasons.. This punishment was awarded to Rubin by the UEFA Financial Control Chamber for the Violation of the Kazan Financial Fair Play Kazan 2014 in the Arbitration Chamber.. “Rubin”, by the way, had the opportunity to avoid excommunication from the European Cup, if he no longer broke the rules. However, in the season 2017/2018 the club could not reach the break-even level. Therefore, UEFA found the settlement to be violated. "According to the specified amicable agreement, in the next three sports seasons (2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017) the club was under tight control by UEFA and had to be attentive to the implementation of its financial policy. Unfortunately, it was not possible to do this for several reasons, "the club acknowledged. However, they believe that the punishment could be harsher.. UEFA, nevertheless, took into account the efforts of the club, which over the years has changed its transfer and personnel policy, reduced salaries by two thirds and found new sponsors.. Theoretically, Rubin can still challenge the UEFA decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). However, the expediency of this is not obvious, therefore the club has not yet made a decision on this.. Currently, “Ruby” is the fifth line in the standings of the Russian Premier League.