European Football governing body, UEFA has announced it has moved the 2022 Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The groundbreaking announcement was made following the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on Friday morning over the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe.
“The UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will be played as initially scheduled on Saturday 28 May at 21:00 CET,” UEFA said in a statement released on Friday, February 25, 2022.
The association further clarified that home games of Ukrainian and Russian club and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be played at neutral venues “until further notice”.
“At today’s meeting, the UEFA Executive Committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.”
The UEFA Executive Committee said it is determined to remain on standby to convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular ongoing basis where required, to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves and adopt further decisions as necessary.
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