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Russian sports athletes and events are experiencing a backlash as the country begins to feel the effects of worldwide sanctions imposed in response to its protracted war in Ukraine.

Russian teams and clubs have been blacklisted from international tournaments since Moscow unleashed a war on its neighbor late last month.

The European football governing body, UEFA, took the first moves to show urgent support for Ukraine on and off the field.

The UEFA Champions League final was shifted from St. Petersburg, Russia to Paris one day after Russia attacked Ukraine.

All Russian clubs and national teams were barred from competing in FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice, extending the penalties.

Spartak Moscow was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in 2021-22 after reaching the Round of 16.

On March 24, the Russian national football team will be ineligible to play Poland in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs.

UEFA has discontinued its long-standing connection with Gazprom, the Russian gas firm, while Adidas has ended its partnership with the Russian Football Union (RFU).

The RFU took the judgment to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which barred Russian teams from competing in international competitions.

Separately, to demonstrate support for Ukraine, EA Sports, a US-based video game company, has chosen to remove all Russian clubs and national teams from its platforms, including FIFA and NHL.

Chelsea will be sold by Abramovich.

After Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will sell English club, Chelsea, the club confirmed.

Despite media speculation regarding his ownership, Abramovich, 55, declared he will sell Chelsea for the “greatest interest of the English club.”

The Abramovich era at Chelsea began in 2003 when he paid a reputed £140 million for the club (USD187 million).

Chelsea became one of Europe’s top clubs under his ownership, winning two UEFA Champions League trophies, two UEFA Europa League trophies, and five Premier League championships.

Clubs have severed connections with their Russian sponsors.

To protest the war, football clubs in England and Germany severed business connections with their Russian sponsors.

Manchester United of England has ended their sponsorship agreement with Russian carrier Aeroflot.

After that, Everton cut connections with USM, Megafon, and Yota.

Schalke 04 followed suit, ending their affiliation with Gazprom by removing the Russian company’s insignia off their shirts.

Russian basketball teams have been suspended by the EuroLeague and FIBA.

Russian basketball teams have been forbidden from competing in the EuroLeague.

The “participation of Russian Federation teams” in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, which includes CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, and Zenit St Petersburg, as well as the 7DAYS EuroCup, which includes Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, has been stopped by the EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA).

Russian teams and officials will no longer be able to compete in international competitions, according to FIBA, the world governing body for basketball.

F1 has severed ties with the Russian Grand Prix.

The Russian Grand Prix’s contract with Formula One was terminated this week.

“Formula One can confirm that its contract with the Russian Grand Prix promoter has been canceled. It means that in the future, Russia will no longer have a race “In a statement, the organizers noted.

The Russian Grand Prix was removed from the F1 calendar for 2022 on February 25, citing the conflict in Ukraine as the reason.

The event was set for September 25 at Sochi, a Black Sea resort city.

The 2022 Formula One season will begin on March 20 in Bahrain, without the Sochi event.

Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been forbidden from competing in the Winter Paralympics.

Paralympic competitors from Russia and Belarus will also be unable to compete in the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.

“We have decided to refuse athlete entries from RPC (Russian Paralympic Committee) and NPC (National Paralympic Committee) Belarus to preserve the integrity of these Games and the safety of all participants,” said International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons.

The Winter Paralympics in 2022 began on March 4 and will end on March 13.

The European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others, have imposed strong financial sanctions on Russia as a result of its war on Ukraine, which began on February 24.

More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring nations, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

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