By Andrew Gastelum Russia was barred from the upcoming World Cup qualifying playoff last week. The Russian Football Union (RFU) announced that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the ban imposed by FIFA and UEFA on its national and club teams. Last week, FIFA and UEFA barred Russia from its international competitions, including the upcoming World Cup qualifying playoff. Initially, FIFA ruled that Russia would have to host home matches at neutral sites and would only be able to compete as ‘Football Union of Russia’ without their flag present or anthem played. “As part o…