A ‘Football Stands Together’ message is displayed in Ukrainian colours ahead of the English League Cup final football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium
PARIS – Russia faced calls to be banished from the 2022 World Cup on Sunday as Moscow edged towards becoming a sports pariah following its invasion of Ukraine.
Demands to dump Russia from football’s showpiece event were led by French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet.
“The world of sport, and especially football, cannot remain neutral. I certainly would not oppose the expulsion of Russia,” said Le Graet told Le Parisien newspaper.
France are the reigning world champions having won the 2018 tournament played in Russia.
Governing body FIFA warned that they were considering the ultimate sanction but after four days of war, they…
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