Issued on: 03/03/2022 – 18:00
Moscow (AFP) – The Russian Football Federation (RFU) said on Thursday that it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against her expulsion from the 2022 World Cup and all international competitions.
Russia had to face Poland on March 24 in the World Cup playoffs. But on February 28, FIFA and UEFA banned the country from participating in all competitions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement in Russian, RFU said it planned to launch a lawsuit against global and European governing bodies to “seek the restoration of all of Russia’s men’s and women’s national teams for all types of football.”
He added that he planned to seek “compensation for damages”.
On Monday, FIFA and UEFA announced the exclusion of Russia from all international football.
“FIFA and UEFA have decided together today that all Russian teams, whether national teams or club teams, will be suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice,” a joint statement said.
The RFU responded on Monday, condemning the suspension as “discriminatory”.
A statement from the RFU complained that they had been treated unfairly, saying that they believed that “FIFA and UEFA have no legal basis in deciding to remove Russian teams. It violated the fundamental rights of the RFU as a member of FIFA and UEFA, including the right to participate in competitions. “
“The Russian Football Union also did not receive the right to present its position, which violated the fundamental right to defense.”
It says “FIFA and UEFA have not considered other possible options”.
The RFU said it would “insist on an expedited procedure to deal with the case”.
Russia had to play Poland in the semi-finals of the qualifiers on March 24 and could face Sweden or the Czech Republic on March 29 for a place in the World Cup finals in Qatar later this year.
Initially, FIFA announced that Russian teams would be allowed to continue under the name Football Union of Russia, to play home matches in neutral territory and behind closed doors, and with a banned Russian flag and anthem.
These measures were rejected as “completely unacceptable” by Polish FA President Cesari Kulesha, who added that Poland would not play against Russia, “no matter what the team’s name is”.
The Swedes and Czechs have also said they will not face the Russian team.
The RFU questioned their motives.
“The decision to withdraw the national team from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup was made under pressure from direct rivals in the playoffs, which violated the sporting principle and the rules of fair play.
Russia had to play the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland in their group at the European Women’s Championship in England in July.
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