Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree sanctioning Igor Akinfeev, the goalkeeper of the Moscow football club CSKA, and Yuri Gazinsky, the midfielder of the Yekaterinburg Urals. The relevant decree has been published area President of Ukraine.
There are other Russian athletes on the list as well. Among them are the former football player of the Russian national team Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and the former goalkeeper Veniamin Mandrykin. Citizens of Russia covered by the sanctions will not be able to enter the territory of Ukraine, do business on the territory of the Ukrainian state and purchase real estate.
In the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from all competitions controlled by these organizations.
The Russian national team, unlike Belarus, will not take part in next year’s European Championship. Two rounds of the qualifying tournament have already passed. The Ukrainians played one match and lost 0:2 to England.
Jozsef Szabo, former coach of the Ukrainian national team discretion The decision of the Ministry of Sports of Ukraine to prohibit its athletes from participating in competitions in which Russians and Belarusians compete.