On March 2, Beijing time, the war between Russia and Ukraine has lasted for a week, but all indications are that Russia has not yet been able to quickly resolve the battle, in this case, the US-led NATO is tightening sanctions against Russia, and has even extended its hand to the cultural and sports fields, they want these means to force Russia to submit.
Not long ago, the football federations of Poland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, England, Wales and other countries announced that they would refuse to play the World Preliminary Tournament with the Russian national team. On 1 March, FIFA and UEFA issued an official announcement announcing that all Russian teams, including national teams and club teams, would be banned from FIFA-UEFA-UEFA matches until further notice. This means that the Russian men's football team will not be able to continue to participate in the next World Preliminary Play-offs. European football clubs also announced today that they would immediately suspend the involvement of all Russian members in their affairs. Even sports brands such as Adidas have taken sides and announced the suspension of their partnership with the Russian Football Association, and Russian football is now in the darkest hour.
The well-known Russian media "gol.ru" today on the dilemma facing Russian football, the media said that NATO sanctions on Russian football is likely to continue for several years, Russian football will not be able to participate in European football matches. In order to get rid of the current isolated situation, the Russian Football Federation is now best to find ways to join the AFC, so that Russia can continue to participate in international competitions. Like Australia, they joined the AFC in 2005 and are now among the top powerhouses in Asia. Once Russia joins the AFC, it means that he is likely to occupy a World Cup place, and the Asian ranking of the national football team will fall again. However, Russia wants to join the AFC and must pass the consent of FIFA, which is very difficult at present.
In addition, the Chelsea club owned by the Russian billionaire Abu has also been affected, and last week, Abu had announced that he would host chelsea club. Not long ago, the British media broke the news that Abu had listed Chelsea Club for sale and expected to get 3 billion pounds. Many fans have been disappointed by the sale of Chelsea, who bought Chelsea in 2003 for £130 million and has grown into one of the best clubs in world football in the past 19 years, having won the European Super Cup last year and the Club World Cup not long ago.
It is said that sports have no borders, but the recent series of moves by Western countries are completely unwatchable, and I hope that Russian football can stubbornly survive it!