UEFA must pull Champions League final from Russia, say senior MPs | The Independent

Senior MPs have called on Uefa to strip Russia of this year’s Champions League final set to be held in St Petersburg, after Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops in eastern Ukraine.
Boris Johnson warned as he vowed to swiftly introduce the “first barrage” of UK sanctions against Russia after Moscow recognised separatist regions in the Donbas as independent states.

The prime minister appeared to signal he would back a change of venue for the final, saying in the Commons there was “no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries”.




Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called on Mr Johnson to back on international sporting events in Russia – and “push” Uefa for a change in venue for the Champions League venue.
The PM said it was “inconceivable” that major football tournaments could take place if an invasion of Ukraine took place.