The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) officially deprived Russia of the right to host the match for the UEFA Super Cup 2023.

The fight was supposed to take place in Kazan, and the organization chose Athens as the new venue for the meeting for the trophy.

Recall that Kazan received the right to host a match between the winner of the Champions League and the Europa League two years ago. This could have been the first European Super Bowl held in Russia..

Russia and Belarus were deprived of the right to host all international sports tournaments due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition, athletes have been banned from most international competitions..

The Champions League final and home matches of European football tournaments, Euroleague basketball matches, the Russian stage of Formula 1 and other competitions were transferred from Russia.

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Earlier it was reported that Russia was deprived of the right to host the Ice Hockey World Championship.