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U.S. Soccer announces refusal to play Russia as FIFA suspends Russian teams from play

U.S. Soccer has joined the scores of soccer federations around the world in taking a stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, U.S. Soccer released a statement with the hashtag “#WeStandWithUkraine” where they denounced the Russia invasion of Ukraine while also declaring that they will not take the field against Russia in any competition “until freedom and peace have been restored.” They are believed to be the first non-UEFA team to make such a declaration.

The U.S. Soccer announcement came just a couple hours before FIFA and UEFA announced that they were suspending all Russian national and club teams from FIFA and UEFA competitions “until further notice.