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In the night between 23 and 24 February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine after the green light for the military operation by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. A war that immediately unleashed a very long series of reactions: on TuttoMercatoWeb we will report live all the most relevant events and statements related to the world of football and sport.
11.51 – The owner of the New York Jets wants to buy Chelsea – Robert Wood Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, is preparing an offer to buy Chelsea. The US tycoon knows the club and the Premier League very well, having lived in London for a long time during his time as US ambassador to the UK. He brings it back ESPN.
10.42 – Chelsea, with the farewell of Abramovich, Petr Cech and Marina Granovskaia will also leave the Blues – With the farewell of Roman Abramovich Chelsea risk losing key players both among players and staff. As reported The Athletic among the people who will leave Stamford Bridge we find Petr Cech, Bruce Buck e Marina Granovskaia.
09.40 – The match between Scotland and Ukraine will be postponed – The match between Scotland and Ukraine, valid for the World Cup playoffs to be played in Qatar, has been postponed. The two national teams were supposed to compete on 24 March in Glasgow at Hampden Park, but Ukraine has asked FIFA to postpone the game given the terrible war that has hit the country. Consequently, the eventual final against Wales and Austria will also be postponed. The parties are looking for a new date for the challenge and the June window, when the Nations League returns to the field, seems to be the most likely option. The reports it BBC.
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20.40 – New Rules for foreign footballers – Official statement from FIFA announcing new, temporary rules to address various issues relating to the war in Ukraine. Following the escalation, with the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the FIFA Council Presidency has decided, together with UEFA, to amend the regulation on the status and transfer of players, to “provide certainty of the direction and clarity”. The annex is titled as “Temporary rules to address the exceptional situation resulting from the war in Ukraine”.
The decisions made.
All employment contracts of foreign players and coaches with clubs in Ukraine will be considered suspended until the end of the season, on 30 June 2022, without any intervention in this sense being necessary. In order to facilitate the departure of foreign players and coaches from Russia, in the event that the clubs affiliated with the Russian Football Association (FUR) do not reach a mutual agreement with their respective foreign players and coaches before or 10 March 2022 and unless otherwise agreed to registered, foreign players and coaches will have the right to unilaterally terminate the employment relationship with the FUR affiliated clubs in question until the end of the season in Russia (30 June 2022). The suspension of the contract referred to in the preceding paragraphs will mean that players and coaches will be considered “out of contract” until 30 June 2022 and will therefore be free to sign a contract with another club without suffering consequences of any kind.
Even more flexibility.
Furthermore, in order to offer flexibility to players whose membership was in the UAF or FUR and who have left or may intend to leave the territory of Ukraine or Russia following the war in Ukraine, foreign players whose previous registration was with the UAF or the FUR may be registered even if the registration period is closed at the federation of the club with which they enter into a new contract. For this exception to apply and to protect the integrity of the competitions, registration for the new club must occur before or on 7 April 2022. To further protect the integrity of the competitions, clubs have the right to register a maximum of two players. who benefited from the exception.
Player protection.
In relation to the protection of minors, minors fleeing Ukraine to other countries due to armed conflict will be deemed to comply with the requirements of Article 19 paragraph 2 d) of the RSTP, which exempts refugee minors from the rule preventing international transfer. of players under the age of 18.
20.36 – Mancini: “Dramatic situation, it seems impossible” – The coach of the Italian national team also spoke on the sidelines of the presentation of the project for the new Franchi which is presented today at the Salone dei Cinquecento inside Palazzo Vecchio in Florence: “The situation is dramatic, sport usually unites and does not divides, it can help, but the moment is very difficult especially for the Ukrainian people. We try to do something for them too. I also believe in Russia most of the people are against the war and what is happening. be true, difficult for everyone “.
19.10 – Livescore also takes a stand – The famous site for consulting live scores, livescore.com, will not show the results of the Russian league out of solidarity with Ukraine.
19.05 – The coach of Vitesse speaks, euro opponent of Roma – Thomas Letsch, coach of Vitesse, spoke to the The Gelderlander of Roma, next opponent in the Conference League: “We have a calendar full of matches. With our beautiful European adventure, against Roma. Obviously we receive more questions about the war than players from other clubs. But our attention must also be completely about the game. We want to make a good performance for our audience. “
18.50 – After Abramovich, also Granovskaia away? – After the farewell of Roman Abramovich, announced in recent days, there may be others linked to the figure of the Russian president. So Bruce Back, Petr Cech and especially Marina Granovskaia risk saying goodbye, as he reports The Athletic. The farewell of the management could also herald the farewell of some important player, unexpected before this jolt.
17.36 – Federgymnastics towards disqualification in Kuliak. Chechi: “Imbecile gesture – The Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak appeared on the podium in Doha, next to the Ukrainian winner Kovtun, with the Z, symbol of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Juri Chechi defined the deed deplorable, to be condemned, and which deserves to be sanctioned. “Sport is the opposite of what this boy wanted to demonstrate with this foolish gesture”.
15.43 – Boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, now Mayor of Kiev: “Ready to give his life for my country – “I am a former soldier and I promised as a soldier that, if my country needed my life, I would give my life for my country. And I will. I am here, in my city, in my country and I am ready to fight together with Ukrainian citizens. I’m proud to be Ukrainian and I’m ready to fight. I don’t think about the risks “, he assured Vitaly Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev. The words of the famous former boxer were collected by BFMTV.
14.40 – Luzhny: “We live in terror. Russian sport sanctions are just” – Also Oleg Luzhny, like many Ukrainian sportsmen, he took up arms to defend his country. The former captain of the national team, winner of the Premier League with the Arsenal shirt, told how his life has changed in an interview with Mirror: “Like all Ukrainians they are defending our homeland. The situation is very tense, the sirens sound three or four times a day, even at night. People have to run frantically in shelters, even women with small children, who do not they understand what is happening. They are terrified, entire cities and entire villages are bombed and destroyed, people are deprived of gas, electricity, water and food. “
Luzhny also said she was in full agreement with the recent sanctions against Russian athletes. “I support all sanctions. People who are involved in sport are part of a nation. When the nation elects the president, it also bears responsibility for the actions of the president-elect. If they are silent, it means they support what is happening: the invasion of a peaceful country “.
14.06 – Extraordinary market window? FIFA says Yes – A few days ago, the Polish Football Association asked FIFA to open an extraordinary transfer window to allow players who have left Russia and Ukraine to play until the end of the season. According to L’Equipe, the proposal would have been accepted: the players (there are more than 80 in the Ukrainian first division, a hundred among the professionals in Russia) will be authorized to suspend the contract with their respective clubs and will be able to transfer on loan, until to June 30, then returning to the company he belongs to from July 1.
13.47 – Putin expelled from the International Judo Federation – Vladimir Putin was expelled from the International Judo Federation (IJF) after the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian president, black belt and former honorary president of the Federation, has been removed from all posts. “The International Judo Federation announces that Vladimir Putin has been removed from all positions”, the official statement read.
12.38 – UEFA postpones the next two matches of the Ukrainian U21 national team – The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to have direct consequences also on the world of sport. As reported by the official UEFA website, the match between Ukraine Under 21 e France Under 21 scheduled for March 29 in Lviv and valid for the Euro 2023 qualifiers, it has been officially postponed due to the war. Ukraine will also miss the external challenge with theArmenia of 24 March.
11.51 – All bets on sporting events in Russian territory suspended – As it informs through an official note, Snaitech suspended all sports betting on Russian and Belarusian territory in protest against the war in Ukraine. From football to basketball, as well as ice hockey, handball, volleyball and table tennis: no more betting in Russia and Belarus.
10.00 – Shevchenko’s appeal: “In Ukraine there is a shortage of food and medical equipment. I ask you to help us” – The former Ukrainian coach and forward Andriy Shevchenkospoke to the microphones of DAZNhe recounted his feelings following the war in Ukraine: “I feel very bad, I feel very down. I am worried about what is happening. And just at this moment the alarm went off for another Russian air attack. . My country is under attack. We are only asking for help to find the funds, because Ukraine is starting to lack food, medical equipment, everything. And we also need moral support. We need more protests, more people to talk. of this and of humanity “.
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