FIFA, Russia, And Two Dangerous Escapes From Ukraine
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, international sports organizations have issued unprecedented penalties against Russia, including a ban on playing in international soccer games. Today, reporter Tariq Panja joins us to explain how and why these dramatic actions were taken, and why FIFA took so long to make its decision. Plus, the inside story of a group of professional soccer players who were trapped in a Ukrainian hotel, and an American basketball player’s harrowing escape from Ukraine just days before her host city fell under Russian control.
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| 0:32.0 | At this hour, it appears the largest city in Ukraine, Keeve with a population of almost |
| 0:36.3 | three million is under attack. |
| 0:40.0 | As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, |
| 0:44.9 | and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee the country. |
| 0:48.0 | Russian President Vladimir Putin upending decades of geopolitical stability overnight. |
| 0:51.8 | When he decided to unprovoked launch attacks on multiple locations across Ukraine. |
| 0:57.9 | And while governments around the world impose sanctions and other measures to try and punish |
| 1:01.4 | Russia, many athletes and sports organizations are doing their part to apply pressure as |
| 1:06.4 | well. |
| 1:07.4 | Confirmation in the last few minutes from FIFA, the world governing body of football, and |
| 1:12.4 | also UEFA, that they are suspending all Russian teams from international competitions. |
| 1:20.3 | Today, Tarek Pondja of the New York Times breaks down the unprecedented penalties now being |
| 1:25.3 | levied against Russia by sports associations. |
| 1:28.5 | And why one in particular, FIFA, took so long to do so. |
| 1:32.2 | FIFA is based in Zurich, run by a man called Gianni in Fantino, who is often seen in |
| 1:37.7 | the Middle East with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and have been |
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