UEFA boots Russia from future tournaments, amid Ukraine war

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3 years ago

May 3, 2022

The Union of European Football Associations is placing further sanctions on Russian teams, amid the atrocities in Ukraine

UEFA has confirmed Russia will be barred from the Women’s Euro 2022 and all UEFA competitions next season.

Portugal who lost to Russia will now replace them at the Women’s Euro 2022, kicking off in July. This means Russia will not be able to qualify for next year’s women’s World Cup.

UEFA says the latest decisions are to “ensure their smooth staging in a safe and secure environment for all those concerned.”

he Governing body has also slammed Russia’s bid to host the men’s Euro 2028 or Euro 2032 tournaments, by officially deeming the country ineligible.

Russia will not participate in this summer's UEFA Women's EURO 2022.

Portugal, the opponent defeated by Russia in the qualifying play-offs, will now participate in Group C.

Additionally, Russian teams will not participate in UEFA club competitions next season.

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— UEFA (@UEFA) May 2, 2022

The UEFA Executive Committee has today declared the bid submitted by the Football Union of Russia to host UEFA EURO 2028 or UEFA EURO 2032 as ineligible.

This is one of several decisions relating to the on-going suspension of Russian teams and clubs from UEFA competitions.
— UEFA (@UEFA) May 2, 2022

The on-going suspension of Russian teams and clubs also impacts other competitions, including the Nations League, Under-21 EURO, Women's World Cup qualifying, youth and futsal tournaments.
— UEFA (@UEFA) May 2, 2022

The latest sanctions add to the long list already imposed on Russia and its people.

FIFA and UEFA moved to immediately suspend Russian national teams and clubs when the war began in February.

There are no reports of when or if Russia will re-enter the global sporting realm.

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September 20, 2025

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Fourth death confirmed following Optus outage that blocked Triple Zero calls for 13 hours during network upgrade

In Short:
– A fourth death is confirmed due to an Optus network failure affecting emergency calls for 13 hours.
– Optus CEO announced an investigation after communication failures and criticism from politicians and emergency services.

A fourth death has been confirmed following an Optus network failure that prevented emergency calls to Triple Zero for 13 hours.

Initially, Optus reported three fatalities, including an infant and two elderly individuals from South Australia and Western Australia. The latest victim is a 49-year-old man from Perth.Optus CEO Stephen Rue expressed deep sorrow over the incident and announced a full investigation into the network update that caused the outage.

He stated that approximately 600 calls to emergency services were disrupted, impacting residents across South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.

Rue confirmed that the outage stemmed from a problematic firewall upgrade and revealed details of communication failures within the company. Politicians and emergency services expressed anger at the lack of timely information during the crisis.

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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas criticised Optus for their incompetence in handling the situation.

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