Tensions between the two nations has increased since Prime Minister Theresa May moved to expel 23 Russian diplomats from the UK in the wake of the nerve gas poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on March 4. Calls had already been made to boycott the World Cup in Russia this summer, but sport and politics were put into a more immediate collision course when Arsenal’s reward for their 5-1 aggregate win against AC Milan was a pairing with CSKA Moscow. The club will continue to liaise with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other authorities in the build-up to the two-legged clash, and echoed Government advice to fans thinking of travelling to...
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