{"id":168594,"date":"2025-12-17T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168594\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"ukraines-verkhovna-rada-wants-belarus-football-teams-banned-from-uefa-events","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168594\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Verkhovna Rada wants Belarus\u2019 football teams banned from UEFA events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 17,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Ukraine\u2019s Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution urging the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) not to allow Belarus\u2019 national and club teams to participate in UEFA international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes shortly after UEFA President Aleksander \u010ceferin allowed the Belarusian futsal team to compete at the Futsal Euro 2026 finals as a national team rather than neutral athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rada urged the heads of state, government and parliament of European countries to restrict entry for Belarusian athletes and sports delegations until its demand is met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, UEFA added Slovenia as a third host country for Futsal Euro 2026 to accommodate the Belarusian team, after Latvia and Lithuania banned matches involving Belarus on their territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine in early 2022 with the help of authorities in Belarus, both countries were banned from most international sporting events. Athletes from both countries were allowed to compete as neutrals at the recent Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian clubs can still compete in UEFA tournaments like the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League qualifiers and main competitions, provided they qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian clubs and national teams must play their \u201chome\u201d matches at neutral venues (outside Belarus) for all UEFA competitions. In addition, matches where a Belarusian team is considered the host cannot have spectators present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627-734x488.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/uefa-com-20260627.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Sport<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Sport<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ukraine seeks neutral status for Belarus futsal team at Euro 2026 \u00a0<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 17, Pozirk. The Ukrainian Football Association has issued a statement, urging UEFA President Aleksander \u010ceferin&nbsp;to allow the Belarusian futsal team to compete at the Futsal Euro 2026 finals in a neutral status. &nbsp; The statement stressed that the political &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/168563\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 17,&nbsp;Pozirk. Ukraine\u2019s Verkhovna Rada has adopted a resolution urging the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) not to allow Belarus\u2019 national and club teams to participate in UEFA international competitions. The move comes shortly after UEFA President Aleksander \u010ceferin allowed the Belarusian futsal team to compete at the Futsal Euro 2026 finals as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":89415,"template":"","rubric":[14,32],"class_list":["post-168594","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine\u2019s Verkhovna Rada wants Belarus\u2019 football teams banned from UEFA events | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 17,&nbsp;Pozirk. 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