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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has abandoned its decision to allow Russian under-17 football teams to participate in international tournaments. Source: Sky News journalist Rob Harris on Twitter Quote: "UEFA drops plan to end blanket ban on Russian football teams after backlash.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) walked back its decision on Oct. 10 that allowed Russian youth teams to play in the Under-17 European Championship.

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Why are FIFA and UEFA allowing Russian soccer teams to once again compete in international tournaments despite the ongoing war in Ukraine?

The decision could be taken at a FIFA Council meeting later today that could allow Russian teams to play in the FIFA Under-17 World Cups if they qualify, the report said. The item did not appear on the agenda for FIFA's Council meeting.

FIFA is set to approve the reintegration of Russian youth teams into under-17 competitions and ease a total international ban on the country amid the war in Ukraine. The FIFA Council, which is chaired by president Gianni Infantino, will hold an online meeting Wednesday afternoon and the Russian issue will be discussed, people involved in the meeting told The Associated Press. FIFA's 37-member ruling body, including nine from UEFA, will be meeting eight days after the European soccer body ...

Denmark, Finland and Norway have opposed the return of Russian teams to international football competitions in the U17 age category. This is mentioned in the reports of the national football federations.

Ukrainian football teams will boycott all competitions featuring Russian sides while Poland will refuse to play against teams from the country, their national federations said on Wednesday following a decision by UEFA to lift a ban on Russia's youth sides."The Ukrainian Association of Football strongly condemns the decision by UEFA to return U-17 teams from Russia to international competitions," the UAF said in a statement late Tuesday.

The Ukrainian Association of Football has strongly condemned UEFA's decision to allow U-17 teams from Russia to compete in international competitions and stated that Ukraine will not participate in tournaments where Russians are competing.

Ukraine said the attack Friday killed or wounded more than 100 Russian military members and destroyed a navy headquarters building in Crimea. Updates.