Russia will not be permitted to compete in U17 competitions as Uefa reverses its initial decision.
Uefa has abandoned plans to reinstate Russian U17 teams into next year's youth European Championships.
Last month European football's governing body announced it was exploring how to reintegrate the Russian youth team into the international setup, havingNow the organisation says that finding a way to reintegrate Russia's U17 side has proven too difficult logistically. "No technical solution to allow Russian teams to play could be found," a Uefa spokesperson said, who added that the "agenda point was withdrawn".But around a dozen national associations, including the English Football Association, publicly expressed their opposition to playing against Russia if drawn against them at either the men's competition in Cyprus or the women's in Sweden next year.
"Speaking as an English FA, we made our position very clear 18 months ago - we won't play Russia in any category age group as long as there is a war," FA Chair Debbie Hewitt said after the executive committee meeting earlier on Tuesday.
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