UEFA, Schalke 04 & soccer federations respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine4 days agoDuration 6:14Global sport professor Simon Chadwick joins CBC Sports’ Jacqueline Doorey to break down the response from the sporting world to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, specifically the affiliations of governing bodies with state-owned companies like Gazprom. 6:14 The suspension would cover all Russian national teams and could impact the country's women's team are due to play in UEFA's Euro 2022 competition in England in July. Also Monday, UEFA confirmed the Europa League last-16 matches between Spartak Moscow and RB Leipzig have been called off. RB Leipzig were due to host Spartak Moscow in the first leg on March 10, with the second leg scheduled for March 17. FIFA had been criticized on Sunday after a statement that Russia could continue to play matches albeit in neutral venues and only under the name 'Football Union of Russia'. In a separate statement, Canada Soccer announced its teams would not compete against Russian teams at any level until Ukraine's "sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored. "Of course, Canada has to support the Ukrainian population … We are 100 per cent in support of Ukraine," Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis said in an interview with Canadian Press. "We will not — and let me repeat — we will not compete at any level against Russia until all the integrity is restored in this conflict." Russia hosted the last World Cup in 2018 with the final held in Moscow attended by President Vladimir Putin. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation" that it says is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its southern neighbour's military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists.
