UEFA, FIFA Ban Russian Clubs, National Team From Football

The World and European football governing body FIFA and UEFA have suspended all Russian clubs and national teams from participating in any competition until further notice.

According to the joining statement from the two football bodies "Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice.

"These decisions were adopted today by the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the Executive Committee of UEFA, respectively the highest decision-making bodies of both institutions on such urgent matters.

Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people."

In translation, Spartak Moscow would not participate in the Europa League even after German side RB Leipzig said they would not play in the game.