Russian Football Clubs Approach CAS To Challenge UEFA Ban, Say Exclusion 'Discriminatory'

The top four clubs in the Russian soccer league said Friday they have filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against being banned from next season라이브 바카라 European competitions over Russia라이브 바카라 invasion of Ukraine. (More Football News)

Zenit St. Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow, Sochi and CSKA Moscow would all qualify for men라이브 바카라 European competitions based on their current league positions. They said they have asked for the case to be heard in an expedited procedure. The draw for the first round of qualifying for the Champions League is scheduled for June 14.

“The actions against Russian clubs are based solely on their national affiliation, contradict sporting principles and are inherently discriminatory, insofar as football ceases to be accessible to everyone,” Sochi said in a statement.

“We sincerely express our hope that the CAS ruling will correspond to sporting values as defined by UEFA within the framework of its activities, and to the spirit of competition in soccer.”

The new case joins legal bids by Russian teams and federations in a multitude of different sports.

UEFA banned Russian clubs from its competitions in a package of sanctions announced May 2, which also excluded Russia라이브 바카라 women라이브 바카라 national team from this year라이브 바카라 European Championship and qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. The men라이브 바카라 national team was previously excluded from qualifying playoffs for this year라이브 바카라 World Cup by FIFA after their opponents pledged to boycott games.

Excluding the four clubs would create a knock-on effect for teams across Europe in UEFA라이브 바카라 intricate system of draw entries based on national ratings in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.

Russian Premier League winner Zenit라이브 바카라 place in the next Champions League group stage will go instead to Celtic as the champion of Scotland, according to UEFA라이브 바카라 updated list of allocated entries.