The UEFA executive committee moved the venue of the 2023 Super Cup match to Athens, Greece, instead of Kazan, Russia.
The union announced this on January 25.
The football match will be held on August 16 at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. The decision is related to the elimination of Russian clubs from world tournaments against the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kazan received the right to host the tournament in March 2020.
- UEFA and FIFA excluded the Russian national team and Russian clubs from international football competitions on February 28.
- In July , the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected all of Russiaʼs appeals against UEFA and FIFAʼs decision to exclude it from international football competitions. It is about both the national team of the Russian Federation and its football clubs.