The governing body of European football has also decided that Russian teams will not be allowed to play in UEFA club competitions next season. As a result, this season’s Scottish champions Premiership will go straight to next season’s Champions League group stage against Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg. The Scottish Premiership runner-up will now go to the third round of qualifiers and not to the second. Celtic are ahead of Rangers by six points with three games left this season. UEFA’s decision also means that the joint bid of the United Kingdom and Ireland for Euro 2028 is now competing only with Turkey, which has also expressed interest in hosting Euro 2032. Portugal will take Russia’s place in the Women’s Euro in England this summer, having lost to it in the qualifying playoffs. UEFA has announced a series of decisions regarding Russia, which has been suspended since February after the country invaded Ukraine. Monday’s announcement also stated that the Russian men’s team will not participate in the Nations League starting in June and will automatically face relegation from League B. No Russian team will be eligible to participate in European competitions next season, excluding them from the Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Women’s Champions League and UEFA Youth League. Picture: Scotland champions this season will go straight to next season’s Champions League group stage Russia will also be barred from playing other qualifiers for either the 2023 Women’s World Cup or the 2023 European Under-21 Championship, with their results so far being declared invalid. Tenders submitted for either Euro 2028 or 2032 have been rejected, with the UEFA Executive Committee invoking Article 16.02 of the Rules which states that “each bidder shall ensure that it does not act in a way that could cause UEFA to act. the UEFA final or the UEFA final stage, any other successful tenderer (or any official, officer or representative of any of the foregoing), the bidding process or European football in defamation. ‘ The Euro 2028 and Euro 2032 events will be awarded to the host countries in September 2023. Russia has successfully hosted the 2018 World Cup, but has been banished from the international sports community following its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, with UEFA already stripping St. Petersburg of hosting rights to the current Champions League final. season in February. Russia were due to face Poland in a World Cup qualifier in March, but were unable to play after their suspension, with Poland advancing to the final where they beat Sweden 2-0. Spartak Moscow, the last remaining Russian team in European competitions this season, have been eliminated from the Europa League and UEFA has terminated its sponsorship agreement with Russian energy company Gazprom. Russia has filed an appeal against its previous suspension, which is due to be heard in the Arbitration Sports Court, although no date has been set yet.
Portugal’s Euro 2022 women’s games
Group stage: Saturday, July 9 Group C: Portugal – Switzerland – start at 17:00, Leigh Sports Village Wednesday 13 July Group C: Netherlands – Portugal – start at 20:00, Leigh Sports Village Sunday 17 July Group C: Sweden – Portugal – start at 17:00, Leigh Sports Village
