Russian Football Federation Drops Appeal Against FIFA World Cup Ban
Russia has dropped its appeal against the World Cup ban imposed by FIFA after the country invaded Ukraine. However, Russia will continue to fight bans from international sporting competitions like rugby, rowing, and skating. The CAS has not yet announced a final ruling, but it seems likely that Russia will keep fighting. It’s unclear when this appeal will be heard. Read on to find out more.
Russian football federation drops appeal against World Cup ban
Russia has dropped its appeal against FIFA’s World Cup ban after the governing body rejected their initial appeal mid-March. The ban was imposed following the nation’s military invasion of Ukraine. The federation’s appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. As a result, Russia will not participate in the 2022 World Cup or compete in the European Championships, which begin on November 21.
Russia’s Football Union has dropped its appeal against FIFA’s ban on the football competition, which was imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Polish, Czech and Swedish Football Associations declined to play Russia in international competitions after the incident. The European governing body UEFA also suspended all Russian teams. The appeal was withdrawn shortly before the World Cup draw in Qatar. Despite the ban, Russia is determined to fight other international suspensions and plans to make a comeback.
Russian football federation also appeals against bans from international gymnastics, rugby, rowing, and skating
The Russian football federation has withdrawn one of nine cases it has lodged with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Russian federation is challenging international sport governing bodies’ bans of their athletes in various sports. It has also filed appeals against international bans in biathlon and rowing. Russian officials and teams are challenging the European Olympic Committee’s exclusion of Russian teams and athletes.
The CAS said the procedure would be concluded soon. A panel of arbitrators is to be appointed, but there is no specific timeline. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine “a special military operation” and is appealing against the bans in rowing, gymnastics, rugby, and skating. The suspensions have effectively ended Russia’s hopes of competing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Apart from the soccer ban, the Russian football federation is appealing against the bans in rowing, rugby, swimming, and gymnastics. It has also appealed against bans in rowing and skating. CAS has not yet decided whether to accept Russia’s appeal in all sports. However, it has rejected the Russian football federation’s emergency requests to stay the suspension in some sports.
Russia will continue to fight bans imposed by other sporting competitions
Russian officials are determined to protect their national team and their reputation from international sanctions. FIFA and UEFA have banned Russian teams from their tournaments, while UEFA has moved its Champions League final from St. Petersburg to Paris. As a result, Formula One is also concerned about the conflict in Ukraine and hopes for a peaceful resolution. Meanwhile, UEFA has cut its partnership with Gazprom, the state-owned energy company that provides funding for European soccer. Meanwhile, Electronic Arts, the company that creates the FIFA soccer video game, has also begun the process of removing the Russian national team from future games.
The Russian federations and athletes have filed several legal challenges to fight the bans imposed by other sporting competitions. Currently, the Russian federations and athletes have appealed against the bans in soccer, ice hockey, gymnastics, and other events. They also have appealed the bans imposed on Russian teams by the European Olympic Committee, which excluded them from participating in youth multisport competitions.
Following the ban imposed by the International Football Association, the International Ice Hockey Federation has also banned Russia from hosting the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championships. Other sporting competitions have taken similar action and have canceled the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Similarly, the International Judo Federation has banned Belarus athletes from competing, while the International Weightlifting Federation has suspended its invitation to Russia until further notice.
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