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Sports policy: European football leagues exclude Russia

The Union of European Football Leagues has excluded the Russian Premier League and the National League because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As the interest group announced on Friday evening, the twelve-member board of directors justified the decision with “the currently extraordinary and tragic circumstances”. The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) sees itself as the voice of all professional football leagues in Europe and claims to represent a total of 37 leagues.

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