UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin welcomes the debate about a return of Russian youth teams to international football competition in an effort to help overcome a growing climate of hate but also said there was no overall pressure to bring Russia back. Europe’s UEFA and the world governing body FIFA banned all Russian teams from international events shortly after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This position has not changed amid the ongoing war, and a UEFA plan from September to re-admit Russian youth teams as neutrals ended after more than 10 national federations sa…