ST.-PETERSBURG, October 10, Dmitry Edigarev. The decision of the executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to cancel the admission of Russian youth teams to international competitions is a mockery, said Honored Figure Skating Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova.
On Tuesday, Sky News journalist Rob Harris reported on the social network X that the UEFA executive committee had canceled the decision to admit Russian youth teams to international tournaments.
““I don’t know why they canceled their decision and what they were guided by. This is a real mockery. Such actions seem irresponsible and immoral to me,” Tarasova said.
On September 26, the UEFA Executive Committee allowed Russian teams consisting of players no older than 17 years old to participate in international tournaments. It was assumed that the women's and men's teams would play their matches without the flag, anthem and not on the territory of the Russian Federation. England, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway said their national teams refuse to play the Russians.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA in February 2022 suspended Russian national teams and clubs from participation in international competitions for an indefinite period due to the events in Ukraine.