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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Friday announced the shift of the 2022 Champions League finals from Russia.<\/p>\n

UEFA moved the Champions League final from Russia to France.<\/p>\n

The body took the decision at Friday\u2019s emergency meeting.<\/p>\n

UEFA said the Champions League final which was scheduled for Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28 will now hold at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris.<\/p>\n

A statement by the European football governing body said the decision was due to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The statement reads: \u201cThe UEFA Executive Committee today held an extraordinary meeting following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021\/22 UEFA Men\u2019s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will be played as initially scheduled on Saturday 28 May at 21:00 CET.\u201d<\/p>\n

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