Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Russian football clubs given €10.8m in Uefa ‘solidarity’ funds since Ukraine invasion

A Russian policeman stands under a large Champions League banner on Red Square in central Moscow
Russian clubs have been banned from taking part in international competitions since Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty

Uefa has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Guardian can reveal.

The payments were made despite five Ukrainian clubs failing to receive similar such funds allegedly due to their locations being in a “zone of military operations”.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.