The nation has made 11 appearances at the World Cup - seven of them as the Soviet Union. It hosted the 2018 edition but was ...

GENEVA (AP) — Russia will no longer have a seat on the influential UEFA executive committee after the European soccer body's elections in six weeks. Also, Norwegian official Lise Klaveness is the only ...

Russia faces Trinidad and Tobago in an international friendly match in Kaliningrad, Russia.

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At the 49th UEFA Congress in Belgrade, FIFA president Gianni Infantino reignited a controversial discussion: the potential return of Russia to international soccer. While his statement was framed ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The world of sport appears to be softening the hardline stance it took when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag at the ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the second-consecutive edition of the men’s tournament without Russia on the pitch. Still, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is pushing for the nation’s reintroduction to ...

(Reuters) - Aleksei Bugayev, a former member of Russia's national soccer team who played at Euro 2004, has been killed in the 34-month-old war in Ukraine, Russian media quoted his father and agent as ...

In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday to exclude the country's athletes and officials from ...

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