Russia Loses Champions League Final To Paris; Sochi F1 Axed
Feb 25, 2022, 9:57 AM
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 13: A city view during previews ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup on June 13, 2018 in St Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked punitive measures across the sporting world. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi.
Stade de France in Paris will replace St Petersburg as host of the Champions League final on May 28, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/A3FSEnlowP
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The International Olympic Committee urged sports federations to move their events out of Russia or Belarus, which Moscow is using as a staging ground for its troops moving into Ukraine from the north.
Manchester United also dropped Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot as a sponsor after the company was banned in Britain as part of sanctions.
For full coverage of the invasion of Ukraine, go to KSLTV.com.
