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UEFA Pays $13 Million in 'Solidarity' Money to Russian Football Clubs While Ukraine Fails to Receive Funds, Guardian Reports

At the same time, five Ukrainian clubs have not received similar payments due to restrictions by a Swiss bank, allegedly because they are located in a "zone of military operations," the Guardian reported.

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European football's governing body has paid solidarity money to Russia. At the same time, many Ukrainian clubs have been left empty-handed.

·Helsinki, Finland
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UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations, UEFA) has paid more than 10.8 million euros in “solidarity” payments to Russian football clubs after they were banned from participating in European tournaments following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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The Guardian's revelation: the contributions of the solidarity fund were paid even after the suspension from the competitions. Five clubs in Odessa, Zaporizhia, Mariupol and Kharkiv failed to obtain these payments: they wrote a letter to the president

·Turin, Italy
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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has paid football clubs from the aggressor country since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine ...

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Russia invaded Ukraine and was banned from international football. Now The Guardian reveals that Uefa paid multi-millions to Russian football in “solitary”

·Stockholm, Sweden
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An exclusive of The Guardian reveals that five Ukrainian clubs were unable to obtain similar payments because they were allegedly located in a 'military operation zone' Fortuna Düsseldorf dismisses registering Israeli Weissman from Grenada after his messages on Gaza UEFA has paid more than €10.8 million (£9.4 million) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from participating in European tournaments following the K…

·Spain
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Rzeczpospolita broke the news in Poland on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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