UEFA to move Champions League final from St Petersburg

UEFA will move this year’s Champions League final from St Petersburg due to the escalation in tension between Russia and Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters, Report informs.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has called an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee on Friday morning and it is expected to agree on moving the final.

The Champions League final, the showcase match in European club football, was set to be held at Zenit St Petersburg’s stadium on May 28 – an event that would have normally drawn thousands of fans from across the continent.