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By Tzvi Machlin As part of the international effort to isolate Russia from the rest of the world in response to their invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s sports teams are being isolated as well – and soccer is no exception. On Monday, FIFA and UEFA announced that Russian soccer is banned from all competitions until further notice. Neither their national team nor club teams can compete in any FIFA or UEFA competition. The Russian national team is less than a month from its final qualifying matches against Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic. A place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is at stake. …