MOSCOW, 10 Mar. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA) denied the Russian Football Union (RFU) an expedited procedure for considering a case in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to remove the Russian national team and Russian clubs from international competitions, the press service told reporters RFU. «On March 10, the RFU received a notification that UEFA and FIFA refused the accelerated procedure for consideration, so both cases will be heard in the usual manner,» the RFU said. measures within the UEFA case (i.e. lift the ban on participation in international competitions pending a final decision). As part of the FIFA case, the deadline for making a similar decision is next week. The RFU must send a full appeal to CAS no later than March 21, after which responses from the defendants — FIFA and UEFA — will follow within 20 days. Based on the results of the exchange of written positions, the panel of arbitrators will decide on the need for hearings in the case. The RFU notes that the usual procedure for considering the case does not mean that the Russian team will miss the play-off match of the World Cup selection against the Polish team. «At the moment, this primarily depends on the decision of CAS to suspend interim measures. If such a decision is made in the FIFA case, then the play-offs with the participation of the national team will be postponed until the final verdict of CAS is issued,» the federation stressed. FIFA and UEFA On February 28, Russian clubs and teams were suspended from participation in international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. The RFU said on March 3 that it would appeal to the CAS against this decision. It was reported that within the framework of a single lawsuit, the RFU would demand the restoration of all men's and women's national teams of Russia in all types of football in the tournaments in which they took part, as well as compensation for damage if its existence is established.
