Russian teams were expelled from competition on Feb. 28
“until further notice” following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. FIFA and
UEFA did not specify their legal reasons.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide
on the appeals in the coming days.
Russia’s men’s national team was scheduled to play Poland on
March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play Russia
in the match. The winner of that match would have played the winner of the game
between Sweden and the Czech Republic in the next round, but they also have
refused to play against the Russians.
CAS said the Russian appeals against FIFA and UEFA also
involve the Polish, Swedish and Czech soccer federations, plus several other
national federations in Europe.