UEFA move Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris | OneFootball

The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after it was removed from Russia following the nation's invasion of Ukraine.

The final of Europe's most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg on 28 May.

Uefa said the match would not be held at the Gazprom Arena and would move to the Stade de France in Paris instead.

The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation's invasion of Ukraine.

The final of Europe's most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg on 28 May.

Uefa said the match would not be held at the Gazprom Arena and would move to the Stade de France in Paris instead.

Russian Football Union (RFU) president Alexander Dyukov, who serves on the Uefa executive committee and is the chief executive of Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft, said he "could not support" the move.

"We believe the decision was dictated by political reasons. The RFU has always adhered to the principle of 'sport is out of politics'," he said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added: "It's a shame that such a decision has been made. St Petersburg could have provided all favourable conditions to hold this festival of soccer."