The boycott by many football associations of UEFA 's recent decision to return Russian U-17 national teams to competition may be having an effect.
According to The Independent, UEFA is seriously considering "backing down". According to the source, next Tuesday, 10 October, will be held a meeting of the Executive Committee of UEFA, which will discuss the possible cancellation of the decision on the admission of Russian national teams U-17.
As of today, 11 countries have announced their boycott of any matches with any teams representing the aggressor country, namely Ukraine, England, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Ireland, in response to UEFA's decision.