UEFA’s block on teams from Russia and Ukraine being drawn to play each other could yet be lifted for the 2016 European Championship, according to its top official overseeing football in Crimea.UEFA executive committee member Frantisek Laurinec of Slovakia told The Associated Press on Sunday he believes the two countries could play “in a neutral field like in France.”After Russia annexed the Crimea region from Ukraine last March, UEFA decided in July to separate their national and clubs teams in all continental competition draws.A ceasefire negotiated last month has calmed conflict in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian separatists.The …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
