FIFA, UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions

Russian teams were suspended from all international soccer, including qualifying matches for this year's World Cup, as Moscow was pushed toward pariah status in sport after its invasion of Ukraine.

World soccer body FIFA and European authority UEFA banned Russian national and clubs teams from their competitions "until further notice."

 Russia’s men’s national team had been scheduled to play in 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs in just three weeks’ time. Decisions by FIFA and UEFA can typically be challenged on appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.