Moscow – The Emergency Panel of the European football governing body UEFA has ruled that it will not recognize any football matches played by Crimean clubs in tournaments under the aegis of the Russian Football Union for the time being, UEFA said in a statement available on its official website on Aug. 22.
“In light of the complex and difficult factual and political considerations, and until an agreed solution can be found with regard to the situation in Crimea, the UEFA Emergency Panel has today decided that any football matches played by Crimean clubs in the context of competitions organized by the Russian Football Union (RFS) will not be recognized by UEFA until further notice,” it said.
