UEFA will move this year's Champions League final from St Petersburg in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
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 showcase match in European club soccer — an event that would have normally drawn thousands of fans from across the continent — was set to be held at Zenit St Petersburg's stadium on May 28