The fallout from UEFA’s controversial decision to let Russian under-17 teams compete in Europe again has claimed its first victim, with the organisation’s “first vice-president” forced to resign as boss of the Swedish Sports Confederation.\nKarl-Erik Nilsson has run the confederation, which distributes £150million ($180million) of public money annually to the various governing bodies in Sweden, since May.\nBut he is better known as the former Champions League referee who became president of Sweden’s football federation, a post he left earlier this year after a decade in charge. The...
The fallout from ’s controversial decision to let Russian under-17 teams compete in Europe again has claimed its first victim, with the organisation’s “first vice-president” forced to resign as boss of the Swedish Sports Confederation. Karl-Erik Nilsson has run the confederation, which distributes £150million of public money annually to the various governing bodies in Sweden, since May.
headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. And, by happy coincidence, an agenda for the meeting has been leaked that has as its first item of real business, “ noted that it was the first sports body to sanction Russia following the invasion but that it was “aware that children should not be punished for actions whose responsibility lies exclusively with adults”. It continued by pointing out that the war in Ukraine could continue for a long time. “For these reasons, the
has decided to allow Russian under-17 teams to compete in its competitions from this season. Ukraine’s football association responded by saying it would not play in tournaments involving Russian teams. More from ⬇️ — The Athletic | Football But the opposition to Russia’s return to the fold, even if it is only for youth teams, with no anthem, flag or national kit, shows no sign of abating, as Nilsson’s forced exit suggests.
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