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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graham Dunbar

FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition

ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA is set to approve the reintegration of Russian youth teams into under-17 competitions and ease a total international ban on the country amid the war in Ukraine.

The FIFA Council, which is chaired by president Gianni Infantino, will hold an online meeting Wednesday afternoon and the Russian issue will be discussed, people involved in the meeting told The Associated Press.

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