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As UEFA works on return for Russian youth teams, Ukraine promises boycott and urges others to join
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GENEVA (AP) — The Ukraine soccer federation said it will boycott any European youth competition that includes Russia and urged other countries to refuse to play against Russian teams as UEFA works on easing a blanket ban imposed since the war started.
The call was answered Wednesday by Sweden’s soccer federation which will host the girls’ under-17 Euro finals tournament in May and said it would not let Russia take part if it qualified.
Ukraine soccer officials also urged other UEFA member countries late Tuesday to refuse to play Russia, a stance that England reiterated
UEFA announced its new policy of trying to reintegrate Russian U17 teams on Tuesday and within hours the English Football Association said it would not fall in line with the European soccer body’s move.
Even before those decisions were made, Poland and its men’s team captain Robert Lewandowski said they would not play Russia in a 2022 World Cup qualifying playoff scheduled in Moscow a month later.
Now 19 months into a war that shows no sign of ending, UEFA signaled Tuesday that it wants to restore Russian teams into its youth competitions, though without their flag, anthem, national colors and playing in only away games.
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