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2022-02-28T15:30:08.476Z


The Olympic Committee has announced that they are recommending the suspension of Russian athletes, which is expected to lead to the squad being relegated from the World Cup qualifiers.


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Following the announcement by the Olympic Committee: FIFA is expected to suspend the Russian team

The Olympic Committee has announced that they are recommending the suspension of Russian athletes, which is expected to lead to the squad being relegated from the World Cup qualifiers.

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28/02/2022

Monday, 28 February 2022, 14:15 Updated: 17:03

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Summary: Bochum - Leipzig 1: 0 (Sport 1)

The sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine continue to emerge in the world of sports as well, when according to the German "Bild", R.B.'s rival

Leipzig in the last eight of the Europa League, Spartak Moscow, will be eliminated from action by UEFA.

As a result, the bulls will automatically advance to the quarterfinals.



Spartak, who secured their place in the quarter-finals after finishing first in the home leg, are the only team from Russia left in the European factories after last week Zenit were eliminated in the Europa League playoffs with a 3-2 loss to Spanish side Betis in the two games.



Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzaf said, "We continue to be in close contact with the associations and trust UEFA and its decision. We assume the games will be canceled."

Spartak's games against Leipzig were scheduled for March 10 and 17.

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* The International Olympic Committee has announced that it recommends to competitions and sports associations not to allow the participation of Russian or Belarusian athletes in international competitions.

In addition, the International Olympic Committee announced the denial of honorary medals of the Olympic Order given to Vladimir Putin in 2001 and of two activists: Dmitry Chernyshenko and Dmitry Kozak.

Following the announcement, FIFA is also expected to suspend Russia from the competitions, which means that the Russians will not participate in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Russia was supposed to host the Polish team at the end of March



. Just five months ago, the 56-year-old coach led the Moldovan champions to a sensational victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League home stage.



* After Manor Solomon left Ukraine, his Brazilian friends from Shakhtar Donetsk also managed to leave the country and reach Romania.

Italian coach Roberto de Zerbi has also left for the neighboring country.



* Manchester City and Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko demands the world sports community: "Suspend Russia from all international sports bodies, boycott Russian athletes from all competitions, stop selling broadcasting rights to Russian media events and ban Russian companies from serving as sponsors ".

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