FIFA is set to formally discuss lifting its ban on all Russian teams so they can again participate in international competitions, according to British broadcaster Sky News. The report says the discussion follows an International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision that is described as provisional lifting measures affecting Russia’s Olympic Committee (ROC). The IOC also ends its recommendations to sports federations that require a strict vetting process for Russian athletes linked to the war-related sanctions framework.
In the accounts, FIFA’s next steps are framed as a formal discussion rather than an immediate change to eligibility rules. The trigger for the reassessment is the IOC’s updated position toward sanctions and vetting, which different sports bodies may interpret as a signal to revisit their own restrictions.
Both sources present the same core sequence: the IOC makes adjustments to the status of Russia’s Olympic Committee and its guidance to federations, and FIFA responds by preparing to review whether its own ban on Russian teams should be lifted.
