On 28th February 2022, as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four days earlier, FIFA and UEFA decided to suspend all Russian teams from FIFA’s competitions. The far most important consequence of the decision was that Russia’s representative team was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2022.

To fully understand the framework that FIFA and confederations, hereunder UEFA will, have to comply with when making decisions that affect football clubs, football associations, players and other stakeholders within the football family, it is necessary to have an understanding of the relationship between the parties.

The FIFA and UEFA disciplinary bodies and the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) handle alleged breaches of a wide range of cases, including breaches of competitions regulations, regulations on protection of minors, third-party ownership (TPO), match-fixing, doping and the enforcement of decisions passed by other judicial bodies.