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UEFA strips Russia of Champions League final, will be played in Paris instead

The Champions League final was scheduled to take place May 28 in St. Petersburg, Russia, but that is no longer true.

UEFA announced on Friday that Russia has been stripped of the Champions League final following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday. Instead, the final will be played in Paris at the Stade de France, on the same day and time as before: May 28 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

UEFA released a statement about the relocation following an "extraordinary meeting" with the UEFA executive committee to discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation.