Russian football clubs secure €10.8m in Uefa ‘solidarity’ funds since Ukraine invasion

<p>Exclusive: Five Ukraine clubs failed to win similar payments due to allegedly being located in ‘zone of military operations’</p><p>Uefa has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Guardian can reveal.</p><p>The payments were made despite five Ukrainian clubs failing to receive similar such funds allegedly due to their locations being in a “zone of military operations”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/08/uefa-paid-russian-football-clubs-solidarity-funds-invasion-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>