UEFA President Alexander Ceferin commented on the removal of Russian teams from tournaments under the auspices of the union.

" In a way, my heart breaks because of the sanctions imposed on athletes, because this is not their war.. The fact that they suffer is not good.. On the other hand, in such appalling conditions, we must respond.

Everything possible must be done to put an end to this madness,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, UEFA excluded Russian clubs from European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the right to play in the qualifying play-offs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as well as in the League of Nations matches..

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Earlier it was reported that the UEFA President settled at home a football player from Ukraine.