# FIFA suspends Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion\ **Created:** [February 28, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241 "2022-02-28T17:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/21 "2022-03-03T21:23:29Z")
Probably doesn’t help, but my reaction is the same to any question like yours by any poster. At least 2 or 3 others like it scatter through the Ukraine Invasion threads. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/22 "2022-03-03T21:27:40Z")
At first, I was all, “Pavel, eh?” and would have used the old :dubious: emoji if it were still here. But, then your user name seemed so familiar to me as a long-time poster, so I lowered my eyebrow. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/23 "2022-03-04T14:42:25Z")
> [@Pavelb1](#): > > Q: Have we seen athletes who happen to be Russian banned yet form any sports, rather then ones who represent a country? Isn’t what happened with the Paralympics an example? The IPC originally said that the Russian and Belorussian athletes could compete, without any reference to their country, no flags, no colours. After threats of pullouts by several other countries, the IPC reversed itself and said Russian and Belorussian athletes could not compete. > **[Russia, Belarus athletes banned from Beijing Paralympics in surprise reversal...](https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6371077)** > > Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries' roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said Thursday in Beijing. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/24 "2022-03-04T17:08:05Z")
Russia are taking FIFA and UEFA to CAS. > **[Russia to appeal FIFA, UEFA suspensions at Court of Arbitration for Sport...](https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/football-news/russia-to-appeal-fifa-uefa-suspensions-at-court-of-arbitration-for-sport-amid-ukraine-war-articleshow.html)** > > Russian Football Federation, the body is planning to demand the restoration of all Russia men's and women's national teams in all types of football competition. Of course if FIFA are forced to re-admit Russia then we have a doozy of a situation on our hands. Russia has a World Cup playoff match against Poland with the winners playing either Czech Republic or Sweden. All three have refused to play a Russian team under any circumstances. If Russia somehow navigates itself into the World Cup, how can it go ahead? There will be blanket boycotts. I must admit, even as someone who LOVES the World Cup, it will be very fitting if Qatar’s big moment is totally ruined. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/25 "2022-03-04T18:13:14Z")
If they get re-admitted, it’s always open to FIFA to cancel the World Cup entirely, if the other nations are going to boycott. The Olympics have been cancelled in the past because of ongoing war. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/26 "2022-03-04T20:15:51Z")
I notice our friend Pavel started a thread to complain that people were being mean to Roman Abramovich. Here’s some context, from [this SI piece on the issue.](https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/03/03/roman-abramovich-chelsea-owner-era-premier-league) _in the House of Commons this week, Conservative MP David Davis described Abramovich as “the man who manages President Putin’s private economic affairs, according to the Spanish national intelligence committee. This is a man who was refused a Swiss residency permit, due to suspected involvement in money laundering and contacts with criminal organizations. Abramovich was also deemed a danger to public security and a reputational risk to Switzerland.”_ _Davis also made specific reference to football. “When he bought Chelsea FC,” Davis said, “Abramovich was the governor of the Chukotka region of Russia. It was alleged by associates of his that the purchase was done at the behest of the Kremlin. As a result of the purchase, he now has enormous soft power and influence in the U.K. I ask the House to come to its own conclusion about whether this man is acting at the behest of the Kremlin or Putin’s Government.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/27 "2022-03-05T01:19:30Z")
If a team refuses to play another team that’s a forfeit right? So Russia could win the World Cup by default? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/28 "2022-03-05T01:37:39Z")
True, but if enough other teams announce a boycott of the whole playoffs, FIFA could just cancel the World Cup, becasue it’s just not workable. That was the choice that the Paralympic Committee faced: kick out Russia and Belerus, or see large numbers of other teams depart. They chose to kick out Russia and Belerus rather than face total cancellation due to boycotts. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/29 "2022-03-05T02:44:09Z")
Russia might win the 2022 World Cup over Qatar. While coincidentally Spain quickly throws together the “Global Football Tournament”, which coincidentally invites all the teams that qualified for Qatar. Spain is probably not the best “throw it together ASAP host”, but the US is hosting in 2026, and Britain had major problems with the Euro finals. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/30 "2022-03-05T07:08:29Z")
US hosting a ‘Pre-world cup Invitational’? And they could hold it in summer when the damn thing is supposed to be played? Better hurry. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/31 "2022-03-05T15:24:26Z")
Couldn’t Germany get it together pretty quickly? Problem might be enough hotel rooms at short notice, but they’ve got the stadiums to handle the crowds and just hosted a World Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/32 "2022-03-07T05:21:15Z")
I went with Spain because they last hosted it 40 years ago, while Germany was 16, with the women 11 years ago (and France was 24, plus women 3 years ago). ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241/33 "2022-03-07T20:49:13Z")
I’d be happy with Lichtenstein, just anyplace but the corrupt hell of Qatar. Still waiting on our air conditioned stadiums like they promised. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-suspends-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions/960241.md?page=1)