The European Football Confederation, UEFA, “firmly condemns the Russian military invasion” in Ukraine, announced this Thursday, on the eve of an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee in which the change of venue for the Champions League final could be decided. , scheduled for May 28 in St. Petersburg.
“UEFA shares the international community’s concern about the security situation in Europe,” the body said in a statement, promising to handle the situation “with all seriousness” before its executive committee meeting on Friday. (10:00), which will especially study the fate of the Champions League final.
Its members could decide to flip the calendar for the coming months, including taking sanctions against Moscow, in line with the international community.
At the top of the pyramid of sporting events in Russia is the Champions League final on May 28 in St. Petersburg, whose stadium is named after the gas giant Gazprom, one of UEFA’s main sponsors since 2012.
“No decision has been made” by UEFA at the moment, but the European confederation is “working on different options” to relocate the match, a close source told AFP.
