FIFA Gives Russian Soccer the Red Card

By Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, Senior Writer, and Devin Morgan, MS in Sport Management Candidate, St. John’s University Initially, FIFA, soccer’s global governing body responsible for the organization and promotion of international soccer tournaments including the men's and women’s World Cup events, was only going to forbid Russia from hosting any international soccer games during the run-up to the 2022 World Cup. Measures increased to that of having the Russian team, under the n