St. Petersburg, February 25, Sergey Yaremenko. The honorary president of the Russian Football Union, Vyacheslav Koloskov, said that the St. Petersburg organizing committee of the 2022 Champions League final could expect to receive a financial penalty due to the postponement of the match. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Friday decided to move the Champions League final to the stadium «Stade de France» in the suburbs of Paris against the backdrop of events in Ukraine. The match should take place on May 28. «Petersburg can count on financial compensation due to the postponement of the Champions League final. Since this happened due to circumstances beyond the control of the Russian organizers, they have the right to impose a penalty,» Koloskov said. the Champions League final in the 2020/21 season, however the dates have been changed due to the pandemic.
