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Crimean football clubs were Thursday banned by UEFA from taking part in Russian championships starting from January 1, the governing body's secretary general Gianni Infantino announced.
“The Russian football federation cannot organise matches in Crimea without the agreement of UEFA and Ukraine,” said Infantino.
Russia's Football Union (RFU) quickly confirmed they would comply with the ruling.
“We cannot ignore UEFA and FIFA decisions,” RFU deputy chief Nikita Simonyan was quoted as saying by R-Sport news agency …. https://ph.news.yahoo.com