Football’s response to Russia
How do you think football fans and teams reacted to the war in Ukraine?
February 24th:
Russia invades Ukraine.
The Champion’s League Final is scheduled to be held in Russia this year. What should UEFA do?
The 2022 Champions League final is moved to Paris
That weekend:
West Ham showed support for Ukraine with a picture of one of their players on the stadium
Football fans in England were waving signs and flags showing their support for Ukraine.
Players wore shirts in support of Ukraine
February 26th:
Poland and Sweden announce they are refusing to play Russia in a world cup qualifier due to the war in Ukraine
Later England, Wales and the Czech Republic all said the same thing.
How do you think FIFA reacted?
Fifa told Russia to play their future games in neutral territory under the name the Football Union of Russia without their flag and anthem
How did football fans feel about this?
How do you feel?
Gazprom, the Russian energy company sponsors UEFA (for about 40 million euros per season)
Do you think UEFA should cancel their contract?
Uefa announced they Gazprom contract has been cancelled
FIFA and UEFA announce Russia has been suspended from all football competitions. Do you think the IOC will do the same?
The IOC first said Russia and Belarus would be banned from future Olympics but Beijing was too soon to remove the athletes.
Many nations threatened to boycott the paralympics so on March 3rd they announced Russia athletes had been banned.
