BBCNEWS BBC News March 1, 2022 04:24:00
Russia was meant to have been playing a world cup playoff match against poland next month. instead, along with the country's other clubs and national teams, it finds itself cast into footballing exile, kicked out of fifa and uefa's competitions as they finally bowed to mounting pressure. fifa, whose president, gianni infantino, forged a close relationship with vladimir putin around russia's world cup four years ago, yesterday sparked outrage by allowing the country to continue playing, albeit without their flag or anthem and on neutral grounds. but today, with what it called "a heavy heart", t...
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