Five European countries boycott UEFA football tournament over Russian participation
Ukraine, England, Poland, Latvia, and Sweden oppose the readmission of Russian teams to European football.
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UEFA are testing the waters by allowing Russia to compete only in the under 17 competition initially. Depending on the reaction, they may lift the ban in the senior competitions too. More countries need to boycott the U17 competition to send UEFA a clear message—if enough teams join the boycott then the competition will not be viable, leading to loss of revenue, and money talks.
Why, they're children, they have nothing to do with this war and can't do anything about it. Its not even like they'll bring enough money back to significantly effect the war economy.
Fuck Putin and his imperialism but this whole collective punishment for a population living under an authoritarian regime seems unfair and petty . Yeah a majority of them support the war but banning their kids from football isn't gonna help that, and even if it did they aren't going to overthrow the government for it.
You may think of them as children, but they are almost old enough (18) to be conscripted to fight in Ukraine.
Why, they're children, they have nothing to do with this war and can't do anything about it. Its not even like they'll bring enough money back to significantly effect the war economy.
Fuck Hitler and his imperialism but this whole collective punishment for a population living under an authoritarian regime seems unfair and petty . Yeah a majority of them support the war but banning their kids from football isn't gonna help that, and even if it did they aren't going to overthrow the government for it.
Wow, Godwin's law came in quick here.
I only changed one word.
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