The Russian Federation has continued its full-scale military aggression against Ukraine for two years. However, the war is already over in the minds of UEFA members.
How else to explain the latest UEFA decision to allow the Russian U-17 national team to return to qualifying tournaments. However, there was still no unanimity in the decision. Some football officials retained their common sense.
According to Sky News sources, the decision to return the Russian national team faced opposition from three of the five UEFA vice presidents. This happened at a closed meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee.
British officials David Gill, the former chief executive of Manchester United, and Laura McAllister opposed the amnesty for terrorists. Polish football legend Zbigniew Boniek also disagreed with UEFA's intentions. They officially abstained from voting in favour of the return of Russia's U-17s.
Which of the UEFA vice presidents turned out to be a supporter of the aggressor country? Unexpectedly, the decision was supported by Carl-Erik Nilsson of Sweden. And this is despite the fact that the Swedish Football Federation has joined the boycott of matches involving Russia.
She also called for the return of Gabriele Gravina from Italy. It is noted that UEFA refused to comment on the disagreement during the summit.