Sunday, September 18, 2016

Concerns remain after Ukraine awarded Champions League final (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2011 file photo, fireworks are set off near the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. The 2018 Champions League final will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Ukraine's capital Kiev, UEFA executive committee member Frantisek Laurinec confirmed Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, ending year-long negotiations. Ukraine will host UEFA's highest profile club match less than a month before the 2018 World Cup kicks off in neighboring Russia. (AP Photo/ (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov, file)

Russia and Ukraine's political rivalry will extend into the world of football next year as they try to outdo each other in hosting two of the sport's biggest events. Ukraine's capital Kiev will play host to the Champions League final at its 70,000-capacity Olympic Stadium less than a month before Russia's 2018 World Cup begins. The decision was announced by UEFA on Thursday.


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