FIFA and UEFA have confirmed the continued exclusion of the Russian national football team from international competitions. This decision, stemming from the ongoing war in Ukraine, effectively rules ...

Russia therefore will not participate in the qualification process for the tournament, which will be hosted by the USA, ...

The exclusion of Russia from the 2026 World Cup, following their ban from Euro 2024, firmly reinforces the international ...

Russia has gone from a World Cup host and quarter-finalist to international pariah. Following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, football's governing bodies Fifa and Uefa suspended Russian clubs ...

MOSCOW, September 28. /TASS/. Reforms are necessary for the Russian Cup, which is the major annual nationwide football competition, and the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) intends to raise ...

The 2018 World Cup has been seen as a public relations triumph for Vladimir Putin's Russia, but beyond the football concerns remain about the country's commitment to democracy, human rights and ...

Russia have said farewell to a hero of their stunning World Cup run with Igor Akinfeev stepping ... "Fifteen years in international football is a long time. With each passing year it becomes ...

An information and tourist Internet portal (Welcome2018.com) launched by Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will help spectators to be up to date to all developing events of the global football ...

Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic will refuse to play their forthcoming World Cup play-offs with Russia in March following the country's invasion of Ukraine. A sports branding expert has told ...