Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center left, and Russia's soccer team head coach Stanislav Cherchesov, center right, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, second row center, soccer players Alexander Golovin, second from left, Artem Dzyuba, second row third from left, pose for a photo during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. World soccer body FIFA and European authority UEFA banned Russian national and club teams from their competitions, taking Russia's men's national team out of World Cup qualifying playoffs. Russia remains barred from Europe's leading soccer competitions including the Champions League, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool, File)