UEFA to move Champions League final from Russia - source

Ukrainians living in Turkey hold a protest against Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in front of the Russian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey February 24, 2022. The slogan on the poster reads that: "Murderer Putin. Get out of Ukraine!". REUTERS

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.