Russia stripped of right to host Champions League final 

  25 February 2022    Read: 728
  Russia stripped of right to host Champions League final 

Russia was stripped of the right to host the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris, AzVision.az reports. 

The men's final will still be held on May 28 but now at the 80,000-seat Stade de France after the decision by UEFA's executive committee.

“UEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to the French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis,” European football's governing body said in a statement, according to the Associated Press (AP).

“Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement.”

The Kremlin said it regretted UEFA's decision, saying the city would have made a good host for a "festival of football". 


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