If FIFA does it, it must be ok,It appears that FIFA just allowed Russia to participate in some central Asian tournament this Summer with games sanctioned by FIFA and results counting towards FIFA rankings
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is very unfortunate and unnecessary, but let’s be honest here, had Russia invaded Namibia or Somalia, the consequences would have been completely differentIt's a slippery slope if Russia stays banned, should USA be banned? Canada? You can't just only have 'good boy' nations.
Germany needed to take break after WW2. Russia shouldn't be treated with kid gloves.
Banned until reparations are made and those responsible for war crimes are brought to justice.
Hopefully they find a way to get it done. The tournaments have definitely been missing a powerhouse
So you are saying only Canada, US and Finland are the powerhouses then?LOL. 2 gold medals in 20 years! A powerhouse only in your fertile imagination.
Yea who could have predicted wartime propaganda.A coup, a peace treaty, an agreement on reparations, could all happen quickly enough for this to be possible. I just didn't think we'd see predictions of a Russian collapse coming through this soon.
Yes because it’s the 17-19 year olds fault.Germany needed to take break after WW2. Russia shouldn't be treated with kid gloves.
Banned until reparations are made and those responsible for war crimes are brought to justice.
And what about the Ukrainian 17-19 year olds being denied their ability to participate in Sports because of Russia?Yes because it’s the 17-19 year olds fault.
A coup, a peace treaty, an agreement on reparations, could all happen quickly enough for this to be possible. I just didn't think we'd see predictions of a Russian collapse coming through this soon.
Even the IMF is projecting that the Russian economy will grow in 2023. Russian trade appears to have largely bounced back to where it was before the war last February. "countries like Turkey, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are stepping in to provide Russia with many of the products that Western countries have tried to cut off as punishment for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine ... Fewer than 9 percent of companies based in the European Union and Group of 7 nations had divested one of their Russian subsidiaries. And maritime tracking firms have seen a surge in activity by shipping fleets that may be helping Russia to export its energy, apparently bypassing Western restrictions on those sales."
Ukraine played in the world juniors last year.And what about the Ukrainian 17-19 year olds being denied their ability to participate in Sports because of Russia?
And what about the Ukrainian 17-19 year olds being denied their ability to participate in Sports because of Russia?
lol "abducted on the streets".Pretty sure they’re participating in international events, except the ones that Zelensky abducted on the streets and threw unprepared to Bakhmut
they shouldn't be banned either. There are bad actors on both sides but the kids shouldn't be held accountable for the actions of government. It's just sport.And what about the Ukrainian 17-19 year olds being denied their ability to participate in Sports because of Russia?
As for Usyk, do you even know his stance before 2022? He wasn’t too vocal about the annexation of Crimea and travelled there without any issue hence why Ukrainian media often called him a traitor. Just like LomachenkoSee the athlete in my profile photo? That is the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Had the invasion been earlier in his career he would have been drafted into the war and potentially killed.
There are hundreds of videos of Ukrainian military police chasing and abducting people right on the streets. There are interviews with Ukrainian soldiers saying the forcibly mobilized conscripts are given three days to train and then sent on the front lines.lol "abducted on the streets".
I have family in Ukraine and my dad fought in the Soviet Army. He has friends that are direct generals and other positions of power in the military. You know that you can't even sign up for the Ukrainian army because too many men have already enlisted? So much for your Russian propaganda.
Russia is losing the war, that much is quite obvious. But the point of the thread is about playing hockey and its quite obvious that there should be, at minimum, a 10 year ban from hockey for being a terrorist state against Ukraine.