MOSCOW, March 14 Russian football veterans addressed the President of the International Football Federation ( FIFA) Gianni Infantino and the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Aleksander Ceferin with a request to lift the sanctions imposed on Russian sports due to the situation in Ukraine. Earlier, FIFA and UEFA issued a joint statement according to which Russian teams and clubs were suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period. The Russian Football Union has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). «We, the veterans of Soviet and Russian football, are writing to you in connection with the decision of FIFA and UEFA to suspend Russia from all international competitions at all levels until further notice. We do not understand and do not We accept this decision. Football is meant to unite people around the world. Football is the most popular and most democratic game. And there should be no place for any manifestations of discrimination. #StopDiscrimination — this principle is one of the most important principles for FIFA, as you yourself , Mr. Infantino, have been stated many times.But isn't the most egregious example of discrimination the decision taken by UEFA against Russian football players and female players?Russian national teams and clubs players of all ages, boys, girls, athletes with disabilities — all of them were hit by this decision, and a huge number of employees of sports organizations will also suffer from it. ii, and millions of fans not only in Russia but also abroad.
