Belarus is being punished for hosting Russian soldiers who have been part of the invasion. (AFP photo)
European football’s governing body said in a statement that no spectators would be able to participate in the games in which Belarus teams were down to host.
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UEFA said on Thursday that all Belarusian clubs and national teams participating in European competitions should play their home matches at neutral ground following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
European football’s governing body said in a statement that no spectators would be able to participate in the games in which Belarus teams were down to host.
Belarus is being punished for hosting Russian soldiers who have been part of the invasion.
“The UEFA Executive Committee will regularly convene further extraordinary meetings on an ongoing basis, where necessary, to reevaluate the legal and factual position and to adopt further decisions as necessary,” it said in a statement.
Belarus is to host the Nations League on June 6 and Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan or Moldova four days later, but there are no Belarusian teams left in this season’s UEFA club competitions.
The Belarusian women’s national team arranged a friendly on 7 April at home to Iceland.
Russia was expelled from the World Cup on Monday after FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian clubs and national teams from their competitions “until further notice”.
Spartak Moscow was scheduled to play RB Leipzig of Germany in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Leipzig have a bye in the quarterfinals.
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