OFFICIAL! UEFA changes the Champions League final venue and unleashes the wrath of Russia

After all the events that have become in the last 48 hours, the decision of the UEFA has been practically immediate. The president of the international organism of the European football, Aleksander Ceferin, has done official the change of headquarters of the final of the Champions League 2021/22, because of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

In principle, the most important party of the year went to have like enclosure the Stadium Krestovski of St. Petersburg, but the explosion of war that has desatado with Vladímir Putin like main protagonist has forced to the change of headquarters. Now, the new location will be in the stadium Saint-Denis of Paris, with a capacity of 80.000 viewers.

The meeting of urgency that has carried out this Friday dictated sentence for the Russian country, that four years after lodging a so important tournament like the World-wide, will remain without being able to receive the sportive event more recognised to level of clubs. Of this way, the final of 28 May will happen now to the French capital.

In an information desvelada by the 'Agence France-Press', the change of location has not seated well in Russia. The 'mudanza' to France has been cataloged by the Kremlin like a true "shame".

No only the final will be affected

In said 'summit' of emergency, the Executive Committee of the UEFA also has decided that those teams and national selections (Russia and Ukraine), will have to contest his parties like venue of competitions UEFA in neutral headquarters until there is a new change in the plans of the Committee.

Probably it will not be the úlima meeting that summon , since the organism is expecting of new events. The pertinent directors have recognised it of official form. "The Executive Committee of the UEFA decided besides remain waiting for summoning new extraordinary meetings, of regular and continuous form when it was necessary. These will be for reevaluar the legal situation and fáctica to measure that evolve, and adopt new decisions as it was necessary", concluded the body.

Complete communiqué

The Executive Committee of the UEFA has celebrated today an extraordinary meeting after the grave climbing of the situation of security in Europe.

The Executive Committee of the UEFA has decided to move the final of the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 of St. Petersburg to the Stade of France in Saint-Denis. The party will play , as it was foreseen initially, the Saturday 28 May to the 21:00 HEC.

The UEFA wishes to express his gratitude and recognition to the president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, by his personal support and his commitment so that the most prestigious party of the European football of clubs move to France in a moment of unprecedented crisis. Together with the French government, the UEFA will support fully the efforts of the multiple parts interested to guarantee the provision of rescue for the players of football and his families in Ukraine, that confront to a terrible human suffering, destruction and trip.

In the meeting of today, the Executive Committee of the UEFA also has decided that the clubs and the Russian national selections and Ukrainian that compete in competitions UEFA will have to play his parties home in neutral headquarters until further notice.

The Executive Committee of the UEFA decided besides remain waiting for summoning new extraordinary meetings, of regular and continuous form when it was necessary, for reevaluar the legal situation and fáctica to measure that evolve and adopt new decisions as it was necessary.