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Evening Standard
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Jack Rosser

Uefa set to strip Russia of Champions League Final after Ukraine escalation with Wembley considered to host

Russia is set to be stripped of this season’s Champions League Final after president Vladimir Putin sent troops into eastern Ukraine.

UEFA's showpiece match is scheduled to be held at the 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg on May 28, but European football’s governing body are now discussing a change in location following a day of huge political pressure.

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