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Krijn Schramade

Dutch investigative journalist at Follow the Money specializing in military economics, sanctions, and football's business ties with Russia.

Oct 7, 2026

4:58
But if we link it to football, what sanctions should we understand?
5:03
There are two types of sanctions or measurements that were taken after, uh, Russia invaded Ukraine in '22.
5:12
Uh, international football organizations like FIFA and UEFA banned Russian teams from international competitions.
5:21
Like, uh, Russian national football team was not able to participate in, uh, qualifying matches for the Euro Cup and the World Cup and stuff like that.
5:29
And the football teams were excluded from, uh, banned from, uh, like the Champions League and the Europa League.
5:37
Uh, all the big matches, the big money-making matches and competitions, so they were excluded from that.
5:44
Um, and then there were the real sanctions, I would like to say.

9 MINS LATER

14:30
So these transfer continued after, um, after the sanctions have been installed, and no one was essentially telling those football clubs, "Hey, stop doing this."

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