Uefa ends blanket ban on Russian teams by allowing under-17 sides to compete

26-Sep-2023 15:46:56 | The Guardian

All Russian teams barred since invasion of Ukraine last year
Aleksander Ceferin rules out further softening of ban

Uefa has decided to end its blanket ban on Russian teams by allowing the country’s under-17 sides into its competitions from this season.

All Russian teams, at club and international levels, have been barred from Uefa events since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But plans are being drawn up to partially relax those rules and allow minors to compete, using the justification that children should not be punished for the actions of adults.