On the evening of March 3, Beijing time, Miguel Delaney, editor-in-chief of the Independent, revealed that the Russian Football Association will appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the ban of FIFA and UEFA, and the reason for the appeal of the Russian Football Association is that the Russian Football Federation cannot act on behalf of the Russian state, so it should be allowed to participate in various competitions.
Earlier, FIFA and UEFA have issued a joint statement announcing that they will ban all Russian football national teams and clubs from participating in their competitions. This also means that the Russian men's football team has been disqualified from the World Preliminary Round European Zone play-offs and missed the 2022 Qatar World Cup in advance. As the host of the last World Cup and the top 8 team, such a suspension result is obviously cruel and difficult for the Russian men's football team to accept.
Because of this, the Russian Football Federation decided to appeal to CAS against FIFA and UEFA. The Russian Football Federation believes that UEFA's move may be contrary to its purposes and regulations, namely "to promote the spirit of peace in European football, understanding and fair competition, without prejudice" and the purpose and regulations of "organizing and organizing all kinds of international football matches and tournaments at European level with respect for the health of players".
Although UEFA is confident of using the "spirit of peace" as an excuse to make the Russian Football Federation's appeal fruitless. But there are also some non-football leagues that believe that the Russian Football Association won the lawsuit. If the Russian ban is overturned, it will be a headache for FIFA and UEFA, as some teams may refuse to play as a result.
Previously, the Fidelity of Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden, which is in the same group as Russia in the World Preliminary Tournament play-offs, said that they refused to play against the Russian men's football team in the neutral position, and even preferred to withdraw from the World Cup ticket competition.