While FIFA's suspension of Russia remains in place, a team from the country that invaded Ukraine is invited to a tournament ...

Russia isn't competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's a look at the reason why and whether that'll be lifted in the ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams and historic firsts, but one familiar name is missing from the field. Russia's absence has become one of the tournament's most talked-about storylines.

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 ...

The national team, which famously hosted the 2018 World Cup and reached the quarterfinals that year, will once again watch from afar as the competition unfolds across the United States, Canada, and ...

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 ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered the release on parole of two famous Russian soccer players jailed for their involvement in a pair of violent attacks last year, Russian news ...

Russia's soccer teams were suspended indefinitely from international competition by major governing bodies Monday because of the country's invasion of Ukraine. The ban means that Russia's national ...

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