Five national teams also make the list. There are plenty of debates to be had in football. Who are the best ...

Russia has been left to live in football’s international wilderness, a team forgotten, but this week has shown a nation — led by President Vladimir Putin — intent on retaining relevance ...

Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in friendlies. Increasingly, African sides are answering the call. Why is that ...

Russia haven't completely stopped playing international football. In fact, their men's team drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Friday. Since the full-scale ...

Given that the Russian national team as well as Russian league teams were removed from FIFA 22 via an update back in April, it comes as no real surprise to hear that Russian football will not be ...

Russian football teams excluded from massively popular video game The next version of popular football video game FIFA will not include teams from Russia, game developer EA Sports has confirmed.

Russian clubs and the national team have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the country invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

FIFA on Wednesday ended its blanket ban on Russian football teams competing in international tournaments, in a decision set to provoke renewed outcry from Ukraine’s Western allies. The global ...

Russia will finish 2024 ranked 34th in the FIFA World Ranking, according to the list published by the world’s governing body of football on Thursday. The Russian team currently sits at 1,512 points.

President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov voiced his disappointment on Friday that the Russian national team was not included in the preliminary draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Russia's men's, women's and youth teams remain barred from taking part in matches organised by football's European and world governing bodies. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...