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Daily Mirror
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Tom Victor

FIFA refuse to ban Russia but announce restrictions including no anthem, fans or flags

FIFA have opted not to ban Russia's football team from international competition, but the football governing body has announced a number of restrictions to take effect.

The announcement comes after a number of statements from national football federations, with the English FA announcing England teams would not play matches against Russia "for the forseeable future".

Sweden, Poland and the Czech Republic, all of whom were drawn in Russia's section for the World Cup qualifying play-offs, had earlier said they would not play against Russia in the light of the invasion of Ukraine.

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