They suspended the soccer tournament in Ukraine after the Russian attack

After the Russian attack ordered by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine In the last hours, it was confirmed that The Ukrainian Premier League has been suspended until further notice.. This was announced by the entity through a statement on its official website.

“Due to the imposition of martial law in Ukraine, the Ukrainian championship has been suspended”, said the Ukrainian Premier League in a brief statement. In this way, after 18 games of the 2021-2022 season, the contest will be paused due to the war that occurs in the territory after the Russian advance. Date 19 was going to start playing this Friday.

So far, the leader of the competition is the Shakhtar Donetsk con 47 points product of 15 wins, two draws and only one loss. In the second position is the Dynamo Kiev, which adds up to 45 units. It is important to point out that as the club that leads the championship in Ukraine is located in a region bordering Russia, and that it was always a clear objective for Putin in his plan to invade, the team led by the Italian Roberto De Zerbi had played all their home games in the city of Kiev since the beginning of the season.

Waiting for what will happen with Russia’s advance on Ukraine, another mystery to be solved also has a football competition as its protagonist. In this case the most important in all of Europe. On May 28, the definition of the new edition of the Champions Leaguhey the headquarters will be, until now, the city of Saint Petersburg.

A few days ago, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ruled out that Russia could host international soccer competitions after Moscow recognized pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. “It is absolutely vital at this critical moment that President Putin understands that what he does will be a disaster for Russia,” Johnson said after announcing sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs in the British Parliament.

“It is clear that, given the world’s response to what he has already done in Donbas (eastern Ukraine), he is going to find himself with a poorer Russia as a result of the sanctions that the world is going to impose on him,” added in his speech.

The Champions League final is set to be played at the Gazprom Arenaa stadium that also hosted several matches during the last Russia 2018 World Cup, including one of the quarterfinals, and also the 2020 Euro Cup held in June-July 2021 after being postponed for a year due to the pandemic.

UEFA already had to withdraw the last two Champions League finals from Istanbul, as a result of the pandemic, which prevented the organization in the capital of Turkey and take them to Portugal: Lisbon 2020 and Porto 2021. Now, faced with this war scenario between Russia and Ukraine, the future of the venue for the match that will define the new soccer champion in the Old Continent is yet to be resolved.

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