The Ukraine captain, Andriy Yarmolenko, said Russia should be ‘totally isolated’ from all professional sport after the country was excluded from the Euro 2024 qualification draw
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Russia has been banned from Uefa and Fifa competitions since the invasion of Ukraine began in February. With the Euro 2024 qualifying draw scheduled for 9 October, organisers will not include Russia. Yarmolenko, speaking in Glasgow before Ukraine’smeeting with Scotland on Wednesday, endorsed Uefa’s stance and called on other sports to follow the example.“My thoughts are quite simple,” the former West Ham player said. “Russian football, Russian sport should be totally isolated.
The Scottish Football Association requested the chance to acknowledge the death of the Queen, who was the governing body's patron, before the Nations League match against war-torn Ukraine.
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