FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for cameras at the FIFA congress on the eve of the opener of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (AP) |
FIFA said the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the
Russian soccer federation’s bid for an urgent interim ruling to freeze the ban
pending a full appeal, which could come within weeks.
The CAS decision means Russia will not be able to play
Poland in World Cup qualifying on Thursday.
The latest ruling follows a similar CAS refusal on Tuesday
to freeze UEFA’s ban on Russian national and club teams in European soccer.
Russian athletes have been banned from competing in multiple
sports because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarusian athletes have
also been banned because their country has been an ally of Russia.
The Russian soccer federation could still get the FIFA ban
overturned before another round of international games in early June. A Russian
victory at CAS could then force this month’s playoffs to be replayed.
Ukraine is also in the World Cup playoffs, and its scheduled
game on Thursday against Scotland was postponed by FIFA until June. Ukraine or
Scotland will advance to face either Wales or Austria — who play in Cardiff
next week — with a place at this year’s World Cup in Qatar at stake.
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