ANKARA, April 6 (Bernama) -- The Football Union of Russia (FUR) has withdrawn its appeal against FIFA’s decision to suspend the Russian team from the 2022 World Cup European qualifier playoffs over the war on Ukraine, the Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) announced Tuesday.
FUR informed the court about the withdrawal on March 30, Anadolu Agency reported CAS said.
Russia’s request to stay for the duration of CAS proceedings the execution of the UEFA Executive Committee’s decision to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from its competitions until further notice is still ongoing, it added.
Russia’s governing football body had on March 8 appealed to the CAS after the country was excluded from FIFA and UEFA competitions because of the war against Ukraine.
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