{"id":6653,"date":"2022-03-04T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2022\/03\/04\/russias-invasion-ukraine-football-united-opposition-war-putin\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:09:55","slug":"russias-invasion-ukraine-football-united-opposition-war-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/russias-invasion-ukraine-football-united-opposition-war-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine: football is united in opposition to war by Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The footballing community has been at the forefront in&nbsp;condemning the actions of Vladimir Putin\u2019s aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Since the invasion on 24 February, FIFA and UEFA have taken strong action against Russia, changing the venue of the Champions League final and banning&nbsp;Russian teams from participating in European tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Russian oligarch and billionaire Roman Abramovich is selling Chelsea after he is facing threats from the UK government that could see all of his assets frozen.<\/p>\n<p>The Champions League final was due to be played at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg, but following a meeting on Friday UEFA confirmed that the new venue would be the Stade de France in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, UEFA said: \u201cThe UEFA executive committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021\/22 UEFA Men\u2019s Champions League from St Petersburg to Stade de France in St Denis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to French Republic president Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football\u2019s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governing body of football added: \u201cWe remain resolute in our solidarity with the football community in Ukraine and stand ready to extend our hand to the Ukrainian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1630473\" id=\"QM2XPMU8TKFu1ao1gQKvLA\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QM2XPMU8TKFu1ao1gQKvLA',sig:'OgSfHeyBNgmjxYrmUjxNi5fvTZlX9YFzxWYlh7vuvMc=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'1630473',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The change of venue of the final could impact both Manchester clubs who have aspirations to win the competition, but none bigger than Manchester City who are currently the bookies favourites to win their first European trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Ellison, a Manchester City fan and student in Manchester said: \u201cThe change of venue doesn\u2019t really matter that much for me as a City fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it is the right decision to make, we can\u2019t have the final in Russia with all that they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think every single Man City fan would prefer the venue to be in Paris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also, the conflict developing in Ukraine is more personal for Man City as in their ranks is current Ukrainian captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiT1uLG2LH2AhWNYMAKHfNnC3YQmhN6BAgoEAI&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FOleksandr_Zinchenko_(footballer)&amp;usg=AOvVaw3x0yVRXZZIG_VEe80JOTKZ\">Oleksandr Zinchenko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The left-back hit out at the Russian invasion on Instagram stating:&nbsp;\u201cI can&#8217;t stand back. My country belongs to Ukrainians and no one will ever be able to appropriate it. We will not give ours away! 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Surely we should be looking at seizing some of his assets including his \u00a3152m home?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since these comments Abramovich has come to the decision to sell Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Abramovic said: \u201cIn the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the club, the fans, the employees, as well as the club\u2019s sponsors and partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The response to the sale from Chelsea fans has been one of admiration for Abramovich, who turned the club around in the last 20 years into a European powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>John Terry, former Chelsea and England captain labelled him as \u201cthe best\u201d on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChelseaFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L7PGR4Y46U\">pic.twitter.com\/L7PGR4Y46U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 John Terry (@JohnTerry26) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnTerry26\/status\/1499297510984146949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although a mixed response from Chelsea fans, there is no doubt that the reaction from the wider footballing community has been the correct one in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The footballing community has been at the forefront in&nbsp;condemning the actions of Vladimir Putin\u2019s aggression. 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