Shevchenko lost elections to UEFA executive committee.

Andriy Shevchenko was unable to appeal to the UEFA executive committee, as reported by 'Glavcom'.Today, April 3, the UEFA Congress took place in Belgrade, where new members of the executive committee of the organization were voted for.The president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Shevchenko, was one of the candidates.However, he took fourth place out of five. Rafael Lusan from Spain and Moshe Zuares from Israel were elected to the UEFA executive committee.15 European countries voted for Shevchenko, while 39 voted against.For the next two years, Ukraine will be deprived of the right to vote in the UEFA executive committee.UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin stated that Russian teams will return to the international arena after the war ends.Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from participating in FIFA and UEFA tournaments since 2022 due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.Recall that Russia was banned from the draw for the World Cup qualifiers. The aggressor country lost the opportunity to play in the final part of this tournament.Members of the UEFA congress also honored the eliminated Russian occupier Alexey Bugayev with a moment of silence.The UEFA congress session took place in Belgrade on April 3. During the event, subtitles with the names of football personalities who passed away during 2024 were shown. In the memorial list, the occupier Bugayev was mentioned, who was eliminated by Ukrainian defenders.Alexey Bugayev, a former player of the Russian national team, was eliminated by Ukrainian defenders last year. He played for the clubs 'Lokomotiv', 'Tomi', and 'Krasnodar' and the national team of Russia, having played 7 matches, including Euro 2004.Bugayev also won the Russian Super Cup with 'Lokomotiv' in 2005. In September 2024, he was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for attempted drug sale.AnalysisThe article describes the results of the UEFA Congress, where the president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Shevchenko, was unable to appeal to the executive committee of the organization. It was mentioned that for the next two years, Ukraine will have no voting rights in the UEFA executive board.The article also refers to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin's statement about the return of Russian teams to the international arena after the war ends, as well as the suspension of Russian clubs and national teams from participating in tournaments due to aggression against Ukraine.There was also information about the liquidation of Russian occupier Alexey Bugayev and his contribution to football.