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World Soccer XXX: We Have Men Too!

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Jimjamesak said:
Because they dropped Gazprom they’ve just gained a ton goodwill, it’s seems highly likely they’ll get some help.
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This is also an opportunity to flip the script on our domestic fascists. Everybody unite against Putin. Those who side with him like Dump and the Republicans, that's their look-out.

Heal the world with rally round the family, pocket full of democracy and rule of law. Exclude the cavemen. 9/11 them.
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
This is hitting some other sports too. F1 took the Russian GP off their website and looks to be replacing it with Turkish GP info. Haas technically being American but really being a Russian team may have some implications as well.

Finnish KHL club Jokerit lost their sponsor, then withdrew from the playoffs, and has now apparently withdrawn from the league. They also have Russian ownership so even if they can go back to the Finnish league I’m not sure how sanctions would work there, either.
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Jokerit is in some serious trouble. The majority owner is actually Jarri Kurri so ownership isn’t too much of an issue. The big issue is their arena, Hartwall Arena, the largest in Helsinki, is fully owned by a Russian company. There’s already talk of an event boycott so even if they are allowed back in Liiga (and that’s an if), they might not have an arena to play in.
 
bronconick said:
Poland, Sweden and the Czechs say they won't send their National Team to Russia for World Cup Qualifying playoffs in March
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Like I said, FIFA and UEFA are in a real rough spot. They’ll probably try to move it to a neutral venue but who knows if the Russians will accept that. And if the Russians don’t, now there’s more hard decisions to make.
 
UEFA moves Champions League Final to Paris.

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A second decision was taken to move the home fixtures of Ukrainian and Russian club and national teams in Uefa competitions to neutral venues. In effect this applies immediately only to Spartak Moscow, who play RB Leipzig the last 16 of the Europa League. Uefa’s international competition the Nations League is scheduled to resume in June, when Russia are set to host Iceland and Albania, and Ukraine are due to be at home to Armenia and the Republic of Ireland.

On Thursday the Ukrainian FA (UAF) had called for all Russian teams be excluded from Uefa competitions. Although Uefa stopped short of this, its decisions were strongly criticised by Alexander Dyukov, the head of the Russian Football Union (RFU), who sits on the Uefa ExCo and is chairman of the Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft.

In a statement released via the RFU, Dyukov said: “We believe that the decision to move the venue of the Champions League final was dictated by political reasons. The RFU has always adhered to the principle of ‘sport is out of politics’, and thus cannot support this decision.

“The RFU also does not support the decision to transfer any matches involving Russian teams to neutral territory as it violates the sports principle and infringes on the interests of players, coaches and fans.”
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Oops, forgot about Spartek Moscow. Nothing definitive on the World Cup matches.
 
Poland is refusing to play against Russia in their next World Cup qualifier. Not just refusing to play in Russia, refusing to play them at all. They are working on a proposal with Sweden and Czechia for a new playoff scenario.
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
Poland is refusing to play against Russia in their next World Cup qualifier. Not just refusing to play in Russia, refusing to play them at all. They are working on a proposal with Sweden and Czechia for a new playoff scenario.
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Sweden has announced they won’t play Russia as well. No word from the Czechs but I imagine something is imminent.

Not a single word from FIFA but I imagine that if they stand by Russia then a massive boycott will be incoming, and if a boycott happens the Qataris are going to be super PO’d with FIFA.
 
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suddenly handed over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday.
The move came after a member of the British Parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Abramovich, who has owned Chelsea since 2003, made no mention of the war in Ukraine in his statement and, significantly, is not relinquishing ownership of the club and can still provide funds, presuming he is not sanctioned by the U.K. government.
 
SonofSouthie said:
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suddenly handed over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday.
The move came after a member of the British Parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Abramovich, who has owned Chelsea since 2003, made no mention of the war in Ukraine in his statement and, significantly, is not relinquishing ownership of the club and can still provide funds, presuming he is not sanctioned by the U.K. government.
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Kick them all out and impound all their assets. Tell them they can have their stuff back when Putin falls out a window.
 
Jimjamesak said:
Sweden has announced they won’t play Russia as well. No word from the Czechs but I imagine something is imminent.

Not a single word from FIFA but I imagine that if they stand by Russia then a massive boycott will be incoming, and if a boycott happens the Qataris are going to be super PO’d with FIFA.
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Exactly what I've been thinking. If a massive number of countries refuse to go to Qatar if Russia is there, Qatar is going to tell FIFA to kick out Russia. And Qatar will get their way.
 
Russell Jaslow said:
Exactly what I've been thinking. If a massive number of countries refuse to go to Qatar if Russia is there, Qatar is going to tell FIFA to kick out Russia. And Qatar will get their way.
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AJ could become extremely unfriendly to Putin. Worth it just for that.

I wonder if the sovereign wealth funds of the other petrodollar states can put a crimp in Russia by divesting.
 
Correct thread.

Czech Republic and Sweden join Poland in deciding not to play russia next month. The head of world champion France's soccer federation also moved against the Russians, saying Sunday he favored excluding them from the competition.
 
Kepler said:
AJ could become extremely unfriendly to Putin. Worth it just for that.

I wonder if the sovereign wealth funds of the other petrodollar states can put a crimp in Russia by divesting.
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It’ll be a few weeks I think before anything substantial happens but this is definitely about to become a massive issue.

The Emiratis and Qataris already have the Russians beat when it comes to investment in soccer. Qatar has ownership in PSG and their fingers deep into FIFA while the Emiratis have connections worldwide through CFG, Man City, MLS, Australia, Japan, France, and Uruguay among others.
 
As Russia continues it's invasion into Ukraine, FIFA is the latest sporting governing body to announce measures against Russia.
In line with recommendations from the International Olympic Committee, FIFA on Sunday announced that no international competition would be played on Russian territory, with home games taking place at neutral sites and without spectators; the team will participate under the name "Football Union of Russia" (RFU) and not Russia; and the Russian flag will not be displayed and the anthem will not be played during competitions.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/win...ion/ar-AAUnLCg
 
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